Site Event/Activity record EHG750 - Geophysical survey - Holm Mains, Inverness

Location

Location Holm Mains
Grid reference Centred NH 6553 4177 (349m by 622m)
Map sheet NH64SE
Operational Area INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY
Civil Parish INVERNESS AND BONA
Geographical Area INVERNESS

Technique(s)

Organisation

GeoQuest Associates

Date

May 2000

Map

Description

A geophysical survey, intended to inform a programme of trial trenching, at Holm Mains, Inverness, was carried out by Geoquest Associates in 2000. The survey, which consisted of the use of gradiometer, was carried out in a 50% sampling scheme in the form of 20m wide strips, employed over most of the study area, while 100% survey was used in the northern part of the site in order to fully identify features that may have been associated with the site of a known motte. A number of geophysical anomalies of potential archaeological interest were mapped. <1> For the subsequent trial trenching evaluation see EHG3.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Noel, M.J.. 2000. Geophysical Survey of an Area of Proposed Housing at Holm Mains, Inverness. GeoQuest Associates. Digital (scanned as PDF).

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Record last edited

Oct 30 2013 11:56AM

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