EHG5793 - Field survey - Fort William to Fort Augustus 123kV OHL Reinforcement

Archaeological mitigation works were undertaken by CFA Archaeology in 2018 during the reinforcement and upgrading of the existing overhead electricity line (OHL) and towers (prefixed ‘FF’) in the Great Glen between Fort Augustus and Fort William. The work included the replacement or removal of several towers and this required the formation of temporary access tracks to reach some of them. The towers were numbered from FF1 at Fort Augustus to FF154 at Fort William. Pre-construction surveys were undertaken within Sites 1, 5-6, 8-13, 20, 34, 38, 40, 50, and 55. In overview, no significant new sites were discovered but an increased understanding of the remains present within them was gained. In addition, several of the sites were wrongly located on the sources used in the Desk Based Assessment and this is corrected on the plans. <1>