Site Event/Activity record EHG4142 - Excavation - Coldstream Cottage, Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan (2010 season)
Location
Location | Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan |
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Grid reference | Centred NM 5425 7050 (63m by 68m) |
Map sheet | NM57SW |
Operational Area | ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER |
Civil Parish | ARDNAMURCHAN |
Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Ardnamurchan Transitions Project
Date
Aug-Sep 2010
Description
In a second season of work, two excavation trenches were opened up between August and September 2010 by the Ardnamurchan Transitions Project at Coldstream Cottage, Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan. The post medieval site, believed to be C19 in origin, revealed a complex set of stone remains of a possible earlier date. Further excavation work was planned for 2011 to further investigate the site. <1>
Trench 1, first opened in 2009, was reopened within the interior of the south-east room of the structure in order to expose in situ occupational/constructional layers. The work in this trench suggested that the construction and initial use of the site was pre-clearance. Trench 2 was opened in the north-west room to discover overall phasing of the structure, to look for differences in room use and to see if there had been a cut into the slope to construct this feature. Evidence from this trench suggested that there was possible different use and construction between this area and that in trench 1. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG26302 Text/Publication/Serial: Millburn, P (ed). 2010. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland - New Series, Volume 11, 2010. Paper (Original).
- <2> SHG26305 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Cassella, E., Gray H., & Tuffin, R.. 2010. Coldstream Cottage: Season Two, 2010: Archaeological Excavations: DSR. Ardnamurchan Transitions Project. Digital.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MHG30722 Township - Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan (Monument)
Record last edited
Jun 5 2014 11:11AM