EHG2901 - Metal detector survey - Site of new Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre

Technique(s)

Organisation

Glasgow University (GUARD)

Date

Dec 2005

Description

As part of the continued archaeological works related to the construction of a new visitor centre and reinterpretation of the 1746 battlefield, the National Trust for Scotland commissioned GUARD to continue the metal detector survey begun in April 2005. In December 2005, the areas corresponding to the new building footprint and the associated car park were surveyed. Low densities of buttons and musket balls were recovered, suggesting that sporadic fighting took place behind the main Government Left, possibly in mopping-up operations involving Jacobites who had broken through the Government line. Lead casting debris and a silver King's Shilling dated to the 1690s may represent evidence for the site of the temporary Government camp established on the field after the battle. <1>

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Map

Location

Location Site of the Culloden Battlefield
Grid reference Centred NH 74664 44940 (214m by 146m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NH74SW
Operational Area INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY
Civil Parish DAVIOT AND DUNLICHITY
Geographical Area INVERNESS

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Battlefield - Culloden (Battlefield)

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Record last edited

Nov 27 2014 10:10AM

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