Monument record MHG7271 - Foynesfield

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 8933 5397 (60m by 60m)
Map sheet NH85SE
Old County NAIRNSHIRE
Civil Parish AULDEARN
Geographical Area NAIRN

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

NH85SE 59 8933 5398

Listed. No details given.
J Wordsworth 1991w. <1>

Enclosure identified during observation on the route of the Nairn to Inverness pipeline. Ditch 0.5m wide forming L-shaped fragment of enclosure lying mostly to S of pipe trench and situated on a slight knoll. 5m long N/S and 2m
E/W exposed. Interpreted as clearly part of a much larger feature extending Southwards. Whether it was the remains of a field boundary or part of a timber building was not clear.<2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Text/Publication/Article: Wordsworth, J. 1991. 'Foynesfield (Auldearn parish): enclosure', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1991, p.43. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 43. 43.
  • <2> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth, J.. 11/1991. Inverness - Nairn British Gas Pipeline 1991. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 30/01/1998. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 14.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 30 2010 3:06PM

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