EHG5387 - Watching brief - housing development, Lower Slackbuie, Inverness
Technique(s)
Organisation
Headland Archaeology Ltd
Date
April-May 2019
Description
Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd was commissioned by Robertson Partnership Homes to monitor the stripping of topsoil and to excavate and record exposed archaeological features at Lower Slackbuie, Inverness in April and May 2019 . The work took place in advance of housing development. This work followed on from an earlier phase of trial trenching that had recorded clusters of pre-historic features located on higher ground towards the north-east end of the site (see EHG5386). The investigation identified prehistoric activity ranging from the Neolithic through to the Iron Age. The features discovered included seven roundhouses, an oval palisade enclosure, one four-poster structure, two possible rectangular houses as well as numerous pits and post-holes. <1>
The results of the fieldwork were published online in SAIR. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1>XY SHG28578 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Dalland, M. 2020. Lower Slackbuie, Inverness: Monitored Strip. Headland Archaeology. 06/07/2020. Digital. [Mapped features: #10398 ; #10399 ]
- <2> SHG29169 Text/Publication/Monograph: Christie, C. & Dalland, M.. 2022. The excavation of a prehistoric settlement at Lower Slackbuie, Inverness (SAIR 100). Scottish Archaeological Internet Report. 100. Digital.
Location
| Location | Lower Slackbuie, Inverness |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6724 4216 (110m by 134m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | NH64SE |
| Operational Area | INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
External Links (1)
- https://doi.org/10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2022.100 (View the published report on the SAIR website)
Record last edited
May 3 2023 4:58PM