EHG5420 - Watching brief - Beauly-Mossford OHL replacement T61-64 (Loch Achonachie)
Technique(s)
Organisation
Highland Archaeology Services Ltd
Date
Jan-July 2014
Description
Highland Archaeology Services Ltd, acting on behalf of Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) undertook archaeological watching briefs at Loch Achonachie, Ross-shire in 2014 during works related to the Beauly-Mossford OHL replacement project in the area of Towers 61-63. Two phases of work were undertaken: a watching brief during construction of a new access tracks between towers 61 and 63 (10/01/2014) and a watching brief during groundwork preparations for the construction of the new tower 64 (21/07/2014) which involved the excavation of four trenches, each 4.5m². No archaeological features or artefacts were found during fieldwork. <1>
The works are included in a report providing an overview of the whole Beualy-Mossford OHL project. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG28633 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Higgins, P. & Wood, J.. 2014. Beauly to Mossford 132Kv Line Replacement: Loch Achonachie (Towers 61-64): Archaeological Watching Briefs. Highland Archaeology Services Ltd. Digital.
- <2> SHG28636 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Higgins, P. & Wood, J.. 2015. Beauly to Mossford 132Kv Line Replacement: Archaeological Mitigation: Overview and Final Report : Archaeological Watching Brief : Archaeological Watching Briefs. Highland Archaeology Services Ltd. Digital.
Location
| Location | Loch Achonachie |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred NH 4481 5393 (280m by 164m) |
| Map sheet | NH45SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Operational Area | ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER |
| Civil Parish | CONTIN |
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Record last edited
Nov 16 2020 5:45PM