MHG31652 - Borrow Pit - Ascoile

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QUARRY (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1560 AD to 2100 AD)

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Gordonbush Windfarm Environmental Statement - Archaeology
information supplied by J Hooper, March 2004
See Report 1244 - Site 5

J Aitken : 14/05/04
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Borrow pit.
Centre of grass-covered borrow pit, cut into SW-facing river terrace edge, marking the lip of the formerly cultivated grassy meadow area to the NE. Within this 10m wide and 1.5m deep linear pit, extending 122 degrees for approximately 25m, there are other, smaller pits and occasional piles of cobble sized stones. <1>

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<1> SHG21948 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Lindsay N. 2003. Report on Walk-Over Archaeological Survey: Proposed Windfarm Access Route, Gordonbush, Sutherland. Unaffiliated. 03/03/2003. Paper (Copy). p.6, Feature 005.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 8250 1081 (30m by 30m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC81SW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	CLYNE

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Walkover Survey - Proposed Windfarm Access Route, Gordonbush (EHG998)

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