Nairn, Mill Road
Burial Ground (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Nairn, Mill Road
Classification Burial Ground (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 130833
Site Number NH85NE 432
NGR NH 8853 5625
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/130833
- Council Highland
- Parish Nairn
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Nairn
- Former County Nairn
NH85NE 432 8853 5625
NH 8853 5625 Skeletal remains were found by workmen in the vicinity of the old parish church and cemetery.
Excavation revealed the remains of at least six individuals at a depth averaging c450mm. The area had formerly been used as a nursery garden and some bone fragments were found in the upper topsoil and subsoils.
To minimize the impact of the need for further work a redesign of the foundations and layout of the building was agreed upon. A watching brief was kept on the foundations and drainage trenches and an amount of skeletal material recovered. Being mostly fragmentary it was agreed for it to be reburied in the town cemetery.
The nearby church was originally built in 1658 and rebuilt in 1810 with a boundary wall, the finds of skeletal remains outside this wall most likely represent a relation with the earlier church.
Sponsor: Nairn District Council.
S Farrell 1995.
