EHG1336 - Trial trenching - Nipster, Gillock, Caithness

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Organisation

Catherine Dagg

Date

Oct 2005

Description

Trial trenching was carried out C Dagg in 2005 on the site of a new house plot near Gillock, Caithness. Six trenches were excavated on a northeast-southwest axis. Each trench was 2m in width and between 23 and 30m in length. A seventh trench, measuring 45m long covered the area of a proposed septic tank soakaway. No archaeological features were exposed and no artefacts were recovered. <1>

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Location

Location Gillock
Grid reference Centred ND 2172 5915 (62m by 59m) (2 map features)
Map sheet ND25NW
Operational Area CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS
Civil Parish WATTEN
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Mar 14 2023 2:53PM

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