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Ballispardon
Bank (Earthwork) (Period Unknown), Cart Shed (Period Unassigned), Ditch (Period Unknown), Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Organic Material (Charcoal)(Period Unknown)
Site Name Ballispardon
Classification Bank (Earthwork) (Period Unknown), Cart Shed (Period Unassigned), Ditch (Period Unknown), Farmstead (Period Unassigned), Organic Material (Charcoal)(Period Unknown)
Alternative Name(s) Balspardon
Canmore ID 105130
Site Number NH85SW 58
NGR NH 8022 5289
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/105130
- Council Highland
- Parish Petty
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
Watching Brief (25 January 2017 - 27 January 2017)
NH 819 534 – NH 754 494 A watching brief was carried out, 25–27 January 2017, during groundworks for underground electricity cables between Easter Glackton Farm, Nairn (NH 819 534), and the Norbord Plant, Morayhill (NH 754 494). The only archaeological features encountered were in a section of the trench near Balspardon Steading. In addition to several drains and pits, a larger feature consisting of a ditch and bank, a considerable quantity of cobbles, and a substantial charcoal-rich deposit overlying a pale sand deposit was revealed. At the edge of Balspardon Steading a large monolith was found lying on the ground. This ditch and bank, together with the monolith, may be remnants of the Flemington Stone Circles, mentioned in the New Statistical
Account of Scotland.
Archive: Highland HER and NRHE
Funder: SSEPD
Lynne McKeggie and Michael Sharpe – Highland Archaeology Services
(Source: DES, Volume 18)
