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Braehill

No Class (Event) (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Braehill

Classification No Class (Event) (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 346584

Site Number NH74NW 141

NGR NH 744 458

NGR Description Centred on NH 744 458

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Daviot And Dunlichity
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Inverness
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Activities

Metal Detector Survey (21 May 2012 - 11 October 2012)

NH 744 458 (centred on) A metal detector survey and watching brief were carried out 21 May – 11 October 2012 prior to the construction of footpaths to the Culloden Battlefield. The areas investigated were inside the inventory boundary for the Battle of Culloden or on its periphery (N area of Footpath 1 and W area of Footpath 4).

Footpath 1, which crosses a field, is bounded by the Edgemoor Park Road to its E, by fields to its W and S and houses to its N. Footpath 2, which is in two sections (A and B), is located to the SE of Footpath 1, and is bounded by fields and wood to its S and E, by Edgemoor Park Road to its W and Braehill Farm to its N. Area A is a pasture field and Area B is coniferous woodland. Footpath 3, a road verge, is located around Cumberland’s Stone just S of the B9006 road. Footpath 4 is defined by the Westhill Farm to its S, by the B9006 to its N, Bayview Farm to its E and a farm track to its W. Some of this area is currently under pasture and the rest is a road verge. Footpath 5, a road verge, is located on the E side of the access road to the Culloden Visitor Centre.

The survey covered an area of 5735m2 in 2m wide transects. Although a number of objects were recovered, all were modern. A watching brief carried out during the construction of a drain next to Old Leanach Cottage recorded no finds or features of archaeological significance.

Archive: RCAHMS (intended)

Funder: The National Trust for Scotland

Iraia Arabaolaza, GUARD Archaeology Ltd

2012

Metal Detector Survey (31 August 2016)

NH 74478 45796 A metal detector and walkover survey were undertaken on 31 August 2016 in advance of the construction of chalets. Detecting conditions were difficult due to the area consisting mainly of mature pine trees with an understory of long grass and rushes. An array of modern detritus was located, plus a .303 shell cartridge and belt clasp, both of

20th-century date. The survey recorded a ditch, which had a small section of stone-facing visible in one area. It is understood that the ditch was constructed in c2004 to ease drainage problems.

Archive: NRHE (intended)

Funder: Inverness Paving Ltd

Lynn Fraser – AOC Archaeology Group

(Source: DES, Volume 17)

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