Site Event/Activity record EHG4447 - Geophysical survey - Seafield West, Inverness

Location

Location Stoneyfield, Seafield West
Grid reference Centred NH 6934 4560 (461m by 541m)
Map sheet NH64NE
Operational Area INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY
Civil Parish INVERNESS AND BONA
Geographical Area INVERNESS

Technique(s)

Organisation

Centre for Field Archaeology, University of Edinburgh

Date

April 1996

Map

Description

A geophysical survey was carried out in fields at Seafield West (Stoneyfield) by the Centre for Field Archaeology in 1996 in advance of the construction of a proposed business and retail park. Both resistivity and magnetometry techniques were used over an area of 13,768m² though not in all areas. Coverage was obtained in a series of 30 by 30m and 20 by 20m grids, arranged in grids across specific areas to provide a good overall spatial distribution. Areas of particular archaeological sensitivity which did not have good locational information were targeted to aid in the subsequent positioning of trial trenches. A number of anomalies were detected, particularly circular and linear features. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Cressey, M.. 1996. Archaeological Site Evaluation at Seafield West, Inverness, Highland Region. Centre for Field Archaeology, Univ of Edinburgh. 08/05/1996. Paper (Original).

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Iron Age settlement - Stoneyfield House (Monument)
  • Seafield Farm (Monument)

Record last edited

Dec 1 2014 10:37AM

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