Site Event/Activity record EHG3892 - Excavation - Torbreck Cist, Cullaird Wood, Inverness
Location
| Location | Cullaird Wood |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6414 4043 (13m by 13m) |
| Map sheet | NH64SW |
| Operational Area | INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
| Civil Parish | DORES |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Technique(s)
Organisation
GUARD Archaeology Ltd
Date
March 2012
Description
An archaeological rescue excavation was undertaken by GUARD Archaeology Ltd in March 2012 on behalf of Historic Scotland under the terms of the Human Remains Call-Off Contract, when a prehistoric burial cist was discovered during landscaping works following the construction of a new access track in Cullaird Wood, south-west of Inverness. The excavation uncovered a sub-rectangular stone built cist containing the probable remains of an adult individual with a Plain Urn vessel and six lithic fragments. <1>
The site and excavation were published online in 2014. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG26030 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Kilpatrick, M. 2012. Torbreck Cist, South-West Inverness: Human Remains Call-Off Contract: Data Structure Report: Project 3499. GUARD Archaeology Ltd. Digital.
- <2> SHG26038 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Kilpatrick, M. AR08: A Highland Funeral: Portrait of an Early Bronze Age Beaker Burial at West Torbreck, south-west Inverness. GUARD Archaeology Ltd. Digital.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MHG56812 Torbreck Cist - Cullaird Wood, Inverness (Monument)
Record last edited
Nov 23 2015 9:54AM