Site Event/Activity record EHG3692 - Metal detecting survey - Culloden Battlefield
Location
| Location | Site of the battle of Culloden |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred NH 74218 44803 (390m by 318m) |
| Map sheet | NH74SW |
| Operational Area | INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
| Civil Parish | DAVIOT AND DUNLICHITY |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Glasgow University (GUARD)
Date
April 2005
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Description
GUARD was commissioned by Jacobs Babtie Ltd, on behalf of the National Trust for Scotland to carry out a multi-faceted investigation in 2005 at Culloden Battlefield as part of a a programme of site reassessment associated with the Culloden Battlefield Memorial Project. A metal detector survey was carried out across a wide transect passing roughly east to west through the Field of the English, the reconstructed Leanach enclosure and the area beyond. This resulted in a considerable assembalge of battle-related debris, including 260 lead balls of various types, of which 203 were musket balls. This was interpreted as representing several stages of the battle. A concentration of artefacts recovered from the northern end of the survey area coincided with a large anomaly seen in the geophysical survey. <1> See EHG1473 for the geophysical survey and EHG3693 for the excavation.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG22517 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Pollard, T.. 2006. Culloden Battlefield, Report on the Archaeological Investigation. Glasgow University (GUARD). 23/02/2006. Paper and Digital. pp.24-37.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MHG3047 Battlefield, Culloden (Battlefield)
Record last edited
Nov 27 2014 2:24PM