Monument record MHG56752 - Borrow pit - Dirr Wood, Dores

Summary

A borrow pit of unknown date at Dirr Wood, Dores.

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Grid reference Centred NH 5917 3365 (10m by 10m)
Map sheet NH53SE
Operational Area INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY
Civil Parish DORES
Geographical Area INVERNESS

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A walkover survey was carried out by John Wombell, Anne Coombs and other members of the North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NOSAS) in April 2013 over 2.5 days of an area of Dirr Wood near Dorres. This investigation was carried out to try and put the then recently discovered late Bronze Age hoard at Dores into context with potential sites in the surrounding landscape. A borrow pit of unknown date, 3m in depth and bounded by a dyke on the roadside. <1>

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  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wombell, J. 2013. Walkover survey - Dirr Wood Survey. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. 04/10/2013. Digital.

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Record last edited

Aug 29 2014 2:14PM

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