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

Technique(s)

Organisation

CFA Archaeology Ltd

Date

Oct 2017-Aug 2018

Description

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>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Suddaby, I.. 2019. Fort William to Fort Augustus 123kV OHL Reinforcement, Highland: Archaeological Mitigation Works. CFA Archaeology. 02/10/2020. Digital. [Mapped features: #12513 Site 210, ; #12514 Site 38, ; #12515 Site 201, ; #12516 Site 5, ; #12517 Site 206, ; #12518 Site 9, ; #12519 Site 10, ; #12520 Site 11, ; #12521 Site 12, ; #12522 Survey areas, ]

Map

Location

Location Fort William to Fort Augustus
Grid reference Centred NN 2432 9154 (19148m by 28406m)
Map sheet NN29SW
Operational Area ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER
Operational Area INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY
Civil Parish KILMALLIE
Civil Parish KILMONIVAIG
Geographical Area INVERNESS
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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Jun 28 2022 4:54PM

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