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Golden Hill Park, Duntocher, Electro-magnetic Survey
Date 12 July 2021 - 16 July 2021
Event ID 1143547
Category Recording
Type Electromagnetic
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1143547
Historic Environment Scotland, Archaeological Survey Team, undertook electro-magnetic survey of 0.21ha at Golden Hill Park, West Dunbartonshire, between 12 July 2021 and 16 July 2021 using a hand-held GF Instruments CMD Mini Explorer. The survey, which forms part of a wider Antonine Wall Geophysical Survey project, covered the remains of Duntocher fortlet, fort and annexe and a stretch of the Antonine wall. It was undertaken to (a) better understand the relationship between the fortlet and fort, (b) investigate the internal layout of the fortlet and fort, (c) investigate the arrangement of ditches to the northeast of the fort, (d) identify any previously unidentified Roman features in the area and (e) to explore the area for other previously unrecorded archaeological features.
The survey results are summarised below, drawing out the main points from a comprehensive report outlining methodology and detailed results [1]. The archive also includes the unprocessed survey data, processed survey data [2], survey area extents which contain the survey metadata, and point, line, and polygon interpretations [3].
Survey within the fort and annexe has identified areas likely to contain internal structures, though the detail, layout and function of these structures is not clear. The survey has confirmed the presence of the triple-ditch system to the northeast of the fort and the causeways across the ditches at the northeastern gateway of the fortlet, supporting the findings of the gradiometer survey [1]
Visited by HES Archaeological Survey (N. Hannon, G. Geddes, L. Banaszek), 12 July to 16 July 2021.
[1] http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2239590
[2] http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2239594
[3] http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2239607
