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Archaeological Evaluation
Date October 2006
Event ID 550416
Category Recording
Type Archaeological Evaluation
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/550416
NH 529 489 An archaeological evaluation was carried out in October 2006 on the site of a proposed housing development near Muir of Ord, Ross-shire. Within the site one cropmark of a possible prehistoric settlement site had been identified from aerial photographs (Highland SMR NH54NW0174). The field evaluation entailed a 15% evaluation of the 5.1ha development area. We excavated 57 trenches, and recorded one feature, a linear ditch running in a NW-SE direction in the SW margins of the site. This may be a modern agricultural field boundary, as the deposit within the ditch was archaeologically sterile, and very similar to the overlying topsoil. It is not regarded as being archaeologically significant. The absence of any archaeological features in the area of the identified cropmark suggested that the cropmark might have been related to variations in the natural geology. No further archaeological work was recommended.
Archive and report to be deposited in NMRS. Report lodged with Highland SMR.
Sponsor: Scotia Homes Ltd.
C Hewat and S-J Haston 2006
