EHG205 - DBA and walkover survey - pre-afforestation, Wester Guisachan

A walkover survey was undertaken by Wordsworth Archaeologocal Services in 1996 for a proposed native pine wood plantation on Wester Guisachan Estate. The Regional Archaeologist had identified this as an area of likely archaeological interest and recommended that a rapid walk-over survey be carried out. The purpose of this survey was to identify the presence or absence of archaeological sites and to comment on the human influences on the landscape in this area. It was not intended to be a definitive mapping of all archaeological features in this area. An initial historical and cartographic study was carried out in Inverness Library. This was followed by a field examination that totalled 21/2 days which was carried out in cold snowy conditions. Brief descriptions were taken of all the sites examined. Photographs were also taken to help locate the sites through the snowy weather but the slight form of most of the surviving remains did not make them suitable for reproduction. <1>