Monument record MHG18461 - Union Street, Fortrose

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 7273 5660 (20m by 20m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH75NW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish ROSEMARKIE

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Full Description

GR corrected to above from trench location - HAW 11/2003

NH75NW 79 727 566
A trial trenching investigation was carried out in response to potential development of a site situated within the historic core of the medieval burgh of Fortrose. Two trenches c1m by 10m, aligned NW to SE were machine excavated. Trench A revealed c0.7m of a dark, sandy clay, garden soil overlying c0.66m of a lighter, sandy clay deposit. No archaeology deposits or artefacts were discovered.
Trench B revealed two 19th to 20th-century rubbish pits and one horse burial cut into the garden soil. At the junction between this deposit and the lighter sandy clay, demolition spread containing 19th-century pottery was encountered. No evidence of earlier activity was discovered, natural mid-orange, coarse sand was revealed c1.3m below ground surface.
Sponsor: Historic Scotland
J R MacKenzie 1993

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Publication/Article: MacKenzie, J R. 1993. 'Union Street, Fortrose (Rosemarkie parish): urban medieval', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1993, p.49. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 49. 49.

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Record last edited

Jul 4 2016 1:41PM

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