EHG1197 - Excavation - The Ord, Lairg

An excavation was undertaken by Headland Archaeology in 1998 in in advance of the replacement of a high-voltage cable at the telecommunications mast at the Ord, a low hill 1km to the W of Lairg in Sutherland. The area around the mast contains extensive remains of prehistoric and more recent settlements and fields. A rectangular area, c 350 x 100m, on the summit of the hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The trench within the scheduled area, up to 30 m long, 0.4 - 0.5 m wide and 0.6 - 0.95 m deep, was excavated by hand. The exposed base and sides of the trench were then cleaned and inspected for archaeological features. No archaeological deposits or features were identified in the base or sides of the re-excavated service trench. <1>