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Metal Detector Survey
Date 8 May 2013
Event ID 1003674
Category Recording
Type Metal Detector Survey
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1003674
A metal detecting survey was carried out across the area proposed for a new bridge and section of new access road where it lies close to the Wharry Burn and falls within the designated Sheriffmuir Historic Battlefield Site . The survey which was carried out on the 08 May 2013 aimed
to detect and recover any artefacts of archaeological or historic origin; and,
to identify, if possible, areas of activity associated with the Sheriffmuir Battle or its aftermath.
A series of 30m by 30m grids was established over the survey area and detecting was carried out on a grid by grid basis with each grid surveyed in parallel transects each 2m wide. No metallic discrimination was set on the equipment so that any metal artefacts encountered would register and
be identified. The positions of the grids and transects were recorded using industry standard surveying equipment. Any finds, other than those clearly of late 20th-century date, were to be retained for assessment and analysis by a finds specialist.
The survey did not recovery any artefacts that could have been associated with the battle. It is therefore considered that there is very little potential for buried features and/or artefacts associated with the battle to survive within the proposed development site and no potential direct impacts on remains associated with the battlefield.
Information from Mhairi Hastie (CFA Archaeology Ltd) July 2013. OASIS ID - cfaarcha1-217561
