Geophysical Survey

Date 24 August 2010 - 28 August 2010

Event ID 632644

Category Recording

Type Geophysical Survey

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/632644

NJ 72276 12557 The NTS environs project aims to gain a better understanding of the potential survival of historic garden features and potential structural features to help inform future management plans. A resistance survey was undertaken, at 0.5 x 0.5m intervals over a c1ha area to the E of Castle Fraser, to map potential garden features and structural remains, in the area of the former privy garden and the site of the potential chapel.

The survey undertaken 24–28 August 2010 failed to identify any anomalies clearly associated with the former privy garden or chapel. Although some weak trends were apparent in the data, the results were dominated by responses from earlier ridge and furrow cultivation. The results suggest that the garden had been largely removed during landscaping. A follow-up excavation was undertaken by Murray Archaeological Services.

Archive: Rose Geophysical Consultants

Funder: The National Trust for Scotland

Susan Ovenden – Rose Geophysical Consultants