EHG3850 - DBA and walkover survey - Inchnacardoch forest block, South Loch Ness

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Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services (RoCAS)

Date

Feb 2012

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Site 7b: Entrance into house inside sheepfold Site 7a © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77950 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 7b: Drystone house under thick moss, inside sheepfold Site 7a © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77949 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 7a: Drystone sheepfold walling under thick moss © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77948 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 11: Drystone bothy behind Inchnacardoch lodge © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77947 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 10: One clearance cairn set within dense tree plantation © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77946 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 9 & 22: Upright slab, possible boundary marker, built into head dyke Site 22 © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77945 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Sites 9 & 22: Upright slab, possible boundary marker, built into head dyke Site 22 © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77944 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 18: Stone/turf enclosure wall in centre of survey area © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77943 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 18: Stone/turf enclosure wall in centre of survey area © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77942 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 6: View over terrace with three possible hut circles, Site 6b in foreground, 6a in background © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77941 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 6: View over terrace with three possible hut circles, Site 6b in foreground, 6a in background © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77940 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 5: Moss-covered clearance cairn of medium-large stone near hut circles Site 6 © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77939 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 3c: Moss-covered stone clearance cairn,spread downhill, disturbed by tree moundin © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77938 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 4a: An arc of moss-covered rubble/stone walling, probable remains of a hut circle © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77937 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 4a: An arc of moss-covered rubble/stone walling, probable remains of a hut circle © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77936 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 4a: An arc of moss-covered rubble/stone walling, probable remains of a hut circle © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77935 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 4a: An arc of moss-covered rubble/stone walling, probable remains of a hut circle © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77934 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 3b: Moss-covered stone clearance cairn, spread downhill - disturbed by tree mounding. © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77933 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 2: Moss- and grass-covered turf/stone mound, appears built up on N side © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77932 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 2: Moss- and grass-covered turf/stone mound, appears built up on N side © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77931 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1: Natural 'doorway' at back of rock shelter, ends at back of outcrop © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77930 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1: Remains of a plaster angel figure on a ledge above rock shelther © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77929 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1: A rock shelter built into a rock outcrop with SE-facing aspect; © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77928 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1: A rock shelter built into a rock outcrop with SE-facing aspect; © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77927 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Site 1: A rock shelter built into a rock outcrop with SE-facing aspect; © Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 77926 (click to view a larger version of this image)

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SHG25981_Inchnacardoch_Forest_2012.pdf — Fieldwork report © Ross and Cromarty Archaeological Services. id: 120070 (click to open this file in a new window)

Description

A DBA and walkover survey were carried out by Ross and Cromarty Archaeological Services in 2012 in advance of proposed tree felling along the A82 trunk road on the north side of Loch Ness. The survey identified twenty-two previously unrecorded archaeological sites, including post-medieval boundary walls, prehistoric hut circles and clearance cairns. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG25981 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Fraser, L and Peteranna, M. 2012. Proposed felling coupes within A82 project zone, Inverness, Ross and Skye Forest District: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment and Walkover Survey: Inchnacardoch forest block, South Loch Ness. Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. Digital.

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Location	Inchnacardoch forest block
Grid reference	Centred NH 3797 1095 (2261m by 1648m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH31SE
Operational Area	INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY
Civil Parish	BOLESKINE AND ABERTARFF
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/346378/a82-trunk-road (Link to online HES Canmore)

Record last edited

May 17 2019 10:49AM

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