Old Scatness Geophysical and Topographic Survey
Date 1995
Event ID 1161485
Category Recording
Type Magnetometry
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1161485
An assessment programme of topographic and geophysical surveys was carried out at Easter 1995, to estimate how much of the broch existed within the settlement mound, to look for associated features and to differentiate between broch-period and other features. This included a magnetometry survey.
Sponsors: (Preliminary Geophysical and Topographic Survey) BP Exploration Operating Company, Dunrossness Community Council and Russell Trust; (Excavation and Survey) British Academy, Bradford University, European Development Fund under the Highlands and Islands Partnership Programme, Shetland Amenity Trust, Shetland Enterprise Company, Shetland Islands Council, DITT, Farquahar and Jamieson, Wackenhut UK Ltd.
S J Dockrill, V E Turner and J M Bond 1995.
