Site Event/Activity record EHG806 - Excavation - Lochloy (Phase 1), Nairn

Location

Location Lochloy
Grid reference Centred NH 8965 5664 (58m by 65m)
Map sheet NH85NE
Operational Area INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY
Civil Parish NAIRN
Geographical Area NAIRN

Technique(s)

Organisation

Stuart Farrell

Date

Feb 2002

Map

Description

An open area excavation was carried out by S Farrell in 2002 on the site of a previous area of trial trenching (see EHG632) at Lochloy, Nairn, in advance of a proposed housing development. An area of 250m² (50m x 50m) was stripped focussing on the area of the slots in Trench 4 and to the east towards Trench 6 where a number of possible features had been located. The area was seen to have been subject to heavy ploughing and a number of features probably related to a more recent agricultural landscape, including fence post holes and evidence for hedge lines and trees. A number of features of interest were revealed including a group of hearth-like structures and a number of pits. Possible evidence for occupation in the Bronze or Iron Age was recovered from several pits. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Farrell S. 2002. Report of Archaeological Excavation: February 2002: Lochloy, Highland, Phase 1. Unaffiliated. 23/07/2002. Paper and Digital.

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Mar 21 2014 11:11AM

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