Date April 2006 - October 2006
Event ID 1083915
Category Project
Type Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1083915
The proposed underground cable runs from N of Kirkton Farm, Colpy, AB52 6XD to Blackhall Road (adjacent to Westburn Gardens), Inverurie, AB51 5SN. The National Grid Reference of the NW end is NJ64961 33749 and the SE end is NJ75620 21721. The proposed cable is in Culsalmond Parish (NW end) and Inverurie (SE end). The height is 245-250m OD (NW end) and 95-100m (SE end). 1.2 The work was commissioned by Gordon McConachie, CKD Galbraith LLP for SSE. All the archaeological work will be carried out in the context of Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) Planning Advice Note (PAN 2/2011) and Scottish Historic Environment Scotland’s Policy Statement (HESPS), which state that archaeological remains should be regarded as part of the environment to be protected and managed.
Following a Desk-Based Assessment, a walkover of the entire length of the cable trench, carried out 30 April - 5 May 2016, revealed no new sites on the route but a number of Scheduled Monuments and archaeological and historical sites have been identified on the route and a watching brief was required in six areas. Six trenches were monitored between 14 June and 26 September 2016. At least two and possibly four prehistoric ring ditches with associated pottery were identified in two trenches and these were retained in situ and a clear path identified in each case for the cable trench. The base of a possible rock-cut ditch was uncovered at Durno and this was recorded, sampled and backfilled. At this area of the Roman camp the cropmark is not visible as the underlying geology is bedrock.
One ring ditch was found at the N end of the pipeline associated with prehistoric pottery and one definite and two potential ring ditches at Glenniston. In the road within Logie Durno Roman Camp, the base of a possible ditch was identified in an area where the cropmark is not visible as the underlying geology is bedrock. The watching briefs are now complete and the cabling being laid. A Post-Excavation Research Design (PERD) will now be prepared for the post-excavation works required.
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Trench 1 photograph, Soil strip along farm track, NE end of corridor, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Soil strip along farm track, NE end of corridor, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Soil strip along farm track, NE end of corridor, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Soil strip along farm track, NE end of corridor, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Soil strip along farm track, NE end of corridor, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Soil strip along farm track, NE end of corridor, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Soil strip along farm track, NE end of corridor, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Soil strip along farm track, NE end of corridor, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Soil strip along farm track, NE end of corridor, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Features F101-F103 partially truncated by water pipe (post- repair), Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Stony spread south of features, no finds noted, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Features F101-F103, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Features F101-F103, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Features F101-F103, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, SW edge of F101 and possible post F103 (pin flag, far right of frame), Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Detail of central area of F101, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Flooding after heavy rains, general shot, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Flooding of southern extent of feature, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Flooding of southern extent of feature, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Bypass trench underway (no finds or features), Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Bypass trench underway (no finds or features), Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Bypass trench underway (no finds or features), Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Bypass trench underway (no finds or features), Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Bypass trench completed to north of finds, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Persistent flooding in trench, south extent of features, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Persistent flooding in trench, south extent of features, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Central extent of features, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Northern extent of features, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Southern extent of features, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Features prior to backfilling, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Features prior to backfilling, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Features prior to backfilling, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Backfilling of features underway, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Backfilling of features underway, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Backfilling of features underway, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Backfilling of features underway, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Backfilling of features nearing completion, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF1, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF1, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF2, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF2, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF3, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF3, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF4, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF4, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF5, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF5, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF6, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF6, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF7, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF7, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF8, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF8, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF9, Colpy
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Trench 1 photograph, Pottery Fragment SF9, Colpy
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Watching brief photograph, Trench 2, Glenniston Cottage
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Underground Cable Project, N of Kirkton Farm, Colpy, AB52 6XD to Blackhall Road, Inverurie, AB51 5SN
Reports and documentation from Underground Cable Project, N of Kirkton Farm, Colpy to Blackhall Road, Inverurie
Data Structure Report: Underground cable, N of Kirkton Farm, Colpy to Blackhall Road, Inverurie, 4 October 2006