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Watching Brief
Date 19 August 2014
Event ID 1010331
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1010331
NX 9599 7517 (centred on) A watching brief was undertaken on 19 August 2014 in advance of the replacement of two electricity poles within the area of the scheduled monument. Trench 1 (NX 96005 75202) was excavated through recent backfill deposits and was archaeologically sterile. In Trench 2 (NX 95985 75121) a natural boulder clay surface, sealed by plough zone and modern backfill deposits, was recorded at a depth of c0.35m. There were no finds or features of archaeological significance.
Archive: Dumfries and Galloway Council, Historic Scotland and
RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: CIET (UK) Ltd
John Pickin
(Source: DES)
OASIS ID: johnpick1-188193
