Monument record MHG48657 - Possible hearth - Inverness Airport Access Road
Summary
A possible hearth was exposed on a natural mound during an evaluation by SUAT in 2004 on the route of a proposed access road to Inverness Airport.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 766 510 (20m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH75SE |
| Operational Area | INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
| Civil Parish | PETTY |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Ten evaluation trenches were excavated by SUAT over two mounds (see also MHG30112) along the proposed route of a new access road to Inverness Airport in July 2004. The third mound was slightly outside the proposed road corridor. The trenches revealed that the mounds were natural. Two pits cut into the natural contained modern finds. A deposit of charcoal in trench 5 appeared to represent a simple hearth of uncertain date, cut into natural. A sample of the charcoal from the hearth was to be sent for radio-carbon analysis. <1>
<1> Cachart, R., 2004, Archaeological Evaluation: Inverness Airport Access Road, Inverness (Text/Report/Fieldwork Report). SHG22216.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG22216 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Cachart, R.. 2004. Archaeological Evaluation: Inverness Airport Access Road, Inverness. Headland Archaeology Ltd. 09/09/2004. Digital.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jun 19 2013 2:47PM
