Geophysical Survey

Date 2006

Event ID 551490

Category Recording

Type Geophysical Survey

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/551490

NS 6083 5633 A ground resistance survey of four 20 x 20m squares was made in the area surrounding Wester Kittochside Farm. Three of the squares were to the front of the 1780s farmhouse, one to the S and two to the W, and one square was to the N of the farm buildings. No features were found in the area immediately to the S of the farmhouse (approx one 20m square), and of the two squares to the W of the farmhouse, the two high resistance anomalies were considered to be associated with the underlying geology. The resistance readings for the square to the N of the farm buildings were also affected by the proximity of the volcanic rock on which the farm was built. However, one high resistance area, approximately 7m square, in front of the Dutch Barn, might indicate the presence of a former building.

Sponsors: NMS, NTS, Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society.

A C M Calder 2006