Site Event/Activity record EHG3704 - Watching brief - Fort George, Ardersier
Location
Location | Fort George |
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Grid reference | Centred NH 7651 5664 (296m by 27m) |
Map sheet | NH75NE |
Operational Area | INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
Civil Parish | ARDERSIER |
Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Kirkdale Archaeology
Date
Dec 1999
Description
During December 1999 a programme of cable trenching was undertaken by local contractors under archaeological supervision by Kirkdale Archaeology. The project consisted of cutting a trench along the east access road from a point to the southeast of the fort at the edge of the glacis to a point within the fort near the north entrance to the south sallyport. Within the confines of the south sallyport the new trench followed the exact line of the old water main with the result that all the layering was backfill from that period. The variable depth of the water pipe at the south entrance to the tunnel might indicate some form of masonry threshold below. <1> No further information.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG21433 Text/Publication/Article: Stewart, D.. 2000. Fort George (Ardersier parish). Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 46. Paper (Original). p.46.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MHG15618 Fort George (Monument)
Record last edited
Nov 27 2014 2:27PM