Archaeology Notes
Event ID 855908
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/855908
NT37SW 1170 3301 7143
See also NT37SW 1172.
An evaluation was carried out in August and September 2005 ahead of the construction of a new university campus. The area generally has high archaeological potential and human remains were discovered by chance on a spoil heap during
preparatory works in August 2005 (see entry above).
A 5% sample was trenched, equating to 7 105m². Several trenches were targeted on the area where the human remains were found, but no additional burials were uncovered. The bones did not come from a secure context, and probably date to the post-medieval period. The remaining features were post-medieval field drains and extensive areas of rig and furrow, one furrow containing a fragment of pottery dating to the 15th/16th century. No other features of
archaeological significance were discovered.
Archive to be deposited in NMRS.
Sponsor: RELOCATE.
K Dingwall 2005.