Site Event/Activity record EHG92 - Walkover Survey - Dale Farm, Caithness

Location

Location Dale Farm, Halkirk, Caithness
Grid reference Centred ND 1385 5266 (995m by 1069m)
Map sheet ND15SW
Operational Area CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS
Civil Parish HALKIRK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

Technique(s)

Organisation

Wordsworth Archaeological Services

Date

Sept 1997

Map

Description

A rapid archaeological surveywas conducted of the area of the proposed plantation Dale Farm, Halkirk, Caithness. The purpose of this survey was to assess the nature and importance of the archaeological remains in this area and to make recommendations for their protection during planting operations and from subsequent tree growth. The plantation was being established under the Woodland Grant Scheme. The survey was carried out in two parts. The first consisted of a desk-bound examination of existing records in the Sites & Monuments Register of Highland Council's Archaeology Service, earlier map sources held by Highland Council Archive Service and secondary documentary references from Inverness Reference Library. A field visit was carried out on the 22nd August 1997 in warm, dry conditions. It is considered that the most important archaeological features of the farm have now been recorded. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth J. 1997. An Archaeological Survey of a proposed plantation at Dale Farm, Halkirk, Caithness. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 10/1997. Digital (scanned as PDF).

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Jun 30 2016 4:07PM

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