Harris Survey Project

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Date June 2004 - July 2005

Event ID 550090

Category Project

Type Project

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Archaeological survey; results used to inform creation of Harris Sites and Monuments record.

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Event	Type	Subtype	Notes	Date
550091	RECORDING	MEASURED SURVEY	Intensive field survey took place in June and July 2004 in three sectors of Harris: in the mountain area to the N (Vigadale); on the machair to the W (Horgabost); and in a well-documented area to the S (Rodel). Monuments recorded covered those from prehistory through to WW2, and consisted significantly of boundary features and post-Clearance building remains. A number of shieling clusters and mill sites were also recorded. Many earlier monuments were identified, notably a concentration of likely medieval dwellings in the Rodel area. [...]	June 2004
550095	RECORDING	TRIAL TRENCH	NB00NE 9 NB 098 055 [...]	June 2005
550092	RECORDING	FIELD WALKING	Survey; trial excavation. A 3-week field project in June and July 2005 was intended to complement the previous season of fieldwork (DES 2004, 135) in consolidating survey in three topographically distinctive parts of Harris: mountain, machair, and the area around Rodel at the S of the island. [...]	June 2005

Harris Survey Project

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