EHG3733 - Trial trenching - Nairn Road, Ardersier

Technique(s)

TRIAL TRENCH

Organisation

Stuart Farrell

Date

April 2013

Images (60)

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Panorama from 278334, 854416, NW facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60428 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Panorama from 278334, 854416, W facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60427 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Panorama from 278334, 854416, SW facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60426 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Panorama from 278334, 854416, SE facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60425 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Panorama from 278334, 854416, SE facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60424 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Panorama from 278334, 854416, E facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60423 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Panorama from 278334, 854416, NE facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60422 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Panorama from 278334, 854416, N facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60421 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T13 excavated, from N end; 1403 in foreground, S facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60420 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T13 excavated, from S end, N facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60419 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T14 excavated, from W end, E facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60418 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T14 excavated, from E end, W facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60417 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Wall 1403 from W end, E facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60416 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Wall 1403 from E end, W facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60415 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T12 excavated, from SW end, NE facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60414 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T12 excavated, from NE end, SW facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60413 (click to view a larger version of this image)

N facing section of 1205 © Pete Higgins. id: 60412 (click to view a larger version of this image)

1204, with 1205 to W, SW facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60411 (click to view a larger version of this image)

N facing section of 1204, S facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60410 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Possible path, 1203, with 1204 and 1205 to W, SW facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60409 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Possible path, 1203; sondage to W, S facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60408 (click to view a larger version of this image)

W end of T12, showing 1203, 1204, 1205, SW facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60407 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T11 excavated, from W end, E facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60406 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T11 excavated, from E end, W facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60405 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T7 excavated, from E end, W facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60404 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T7 excavated, from W end, E facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60403 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T8 excavated, from NW end, SE facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60402 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T8 excavated, from SE end, NW facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60401 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T9 excavated, from S end, N facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60400 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T9 excavated, from N end, S facing © Pete Higgins. id: 60399 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Base of modern burnt area in T9 © Pete Higgins. id: 60398 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Base of modern burnt area in T9 © Pete Higgins. id: 60397 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T10, from W end facing E © Pete Higgins. id: 60396 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T10, from E end facing W © Pete Higgins. id: 60395 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T10 excavated, from E end facing W © Pete Higgins. id: 60394 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T6 excavated, from N end facing S © Pete Higgins. id: 60393 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T6 excavated, from N end facing S © Pete Higgins. id: 60392 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T6 excavated, from N end facing S © Pete Higgins. id: 60391 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T6 excavated, from N end facing S © Pete Higgins. id: 60390 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T6 excavated, from S end facing N © Pete Higgins. id: 60389 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T5 excavated, from S end facing N © Pete Higgins. id: 60388 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T5 excavated, from S end facing N © Pete Higgins. id: 60387 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T4 excavated, from S end facing N © Pete Higgins. id: 60386 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T4 excavated, from N end facing S © Pete Higgins. id: 60385 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T3 excavated, from E end facing W © Pete Higgins. id: 60384 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T3 excavated, from W end facing E © Pete Higgins. id: 60383 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T2 excavated, from N end facing S © Pete Higgins. id: 60382 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T2 excavated, from S end facing W © Pete Higgins. id: 60381 (click to view a larger version of this image)

T1 excavated, from E end facing W © Pete Higgins. id: 60380 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Base of modern burnt area in T1 facing NW © Pete Higgins. id: 60379 (click to view a larger version of this image)

NW facing section, 104 facing SE © Pete Higgins. id: 60378 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Modern linear 104, fill 105. Partly excavated facing SE © Pete Higgins. id: 60377 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Panorama from 278334 854416 facing NW © Pete Higgins. id: 60376 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Panorama from 278334 854416 facing W © Pete Higgins. id: 60375 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Panorama from 278334 854416 facing SW © Pete Higgins. id: 60374 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Panorama from 278334 854416 facing SE © Pete Higgins. id: 60373 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Panorama from 278334 854416 facing SE © Pete Higgins. id: 60372 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Panorama from 278334 854416 facing E © Pete Higgins. id: 60371 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Panorama from 278334 854416 facing NE © Pete Higgins. id: 60370 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Panorama from 278334 854416 facing N © Pete Higgins. id: 60369 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Documents (1)

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SHG25755_NairnRd_Ardersier_2013.pdf — Fieldwork report © Pete Higgins and Stuart Farrell. id: 119882 (click to open this file in a new window)

Description

An evaluation was carried out by Pete Higgins on behalf of Stuart Farrell on a proposed development site on Nairn Road, Ardersier in 2013. Fifteen trenches were mechanically excavated, amounting to 800m² (approx 7%) of the development area. Features and artefacts probably relating to landscaping around a building shown on the OS 1st Edition map were found, as well as the remains of a wall of a differeent phase of land use, all in the northwest quadrant of the site. <1> There are only fourteen trenches shown on the site plan in the report.

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG25755 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Higgins, P. & Farrell, S.. 2013. Archaeological Evaluation of a Development at Nairn Road, Ardersier, Highland. Unaffiliated. Digital.

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Location

Location	Nairn Road
Grid reference	Centred NH 7835 5439 (118m by 122m) (15 map features)
Map sheet	NH75SE
Operational Area	INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY
Civil Parish	ARDERSIER
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

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External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/347963/nairn-road-ardersier (Link to online HES Canmore record)

Record last edited

Oct 11 2019 12:36PM

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