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Excavation
Date 1995
Event ID 621886
Category Recording
Type Excavation
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/621886
Formerly entered with Redcastle crannog (NH 5857 4895), for which see NH54NE 2.
NH 593 485. 700m SE of the Redcastle intertidal crannog (NH54NE 2), at low water mark the tops of 12 piles were found. Protruding from the intertidal sandflat, the piles were severely eroded. One of the piles when excavated was 300mm in length and the end removed from the sandflat showed well-preserved cut-marks and signatures.
A thirteenth pile was found, however, it was lying horizontally and was over 2m in length. This pile showed cut-marks at both ends and any smaller twigs had also been cut off.
Three of the piles were excavated and will be analysed for cut-marks and samples will be submitted for dating.
Sponsors: Historic Scotland, Council for British Archaeology, University of Edinburgh, Department of Archaeology and Highland Regional Council.
A G C Hale 1995.
