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Watching Brief
Date February 2011
Event ID 963789
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/963789
NH 6252 3298 An evaluation and watching brief were conducted in February 2011 on the site of a new house and garage, located immediately N of a hut circle (NH63SW 78). Three features were identified during a site visit: (a) a possible bank at NH 6251 3296, (b) a field bank at NH 6253 3297, and (c) a possible clearance cairn or burnt mound at NH 6250 3300. Feature (a) was considered to be natural, after the excavation of two trenches, while (c) was outside the development area and was left in situ without further intervention. The field bank (b) was planned and photographed, and appears to be a pre-improvement boundary, perhaps a form of head dyke related to the two nearby townships at West Town and Midtown. A watching brief carried out during the topsoil stripping recorded no additional deposits.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended). Report: Highland HER
Funder: Ms J McCallum and Mrs K Douglas
Alba Archaeology (Highland) Ltd, 2011
