MHG53658 - Possible postholes, E of Foulis

Summary

Possible postholes were observed along the route of the Dingwall to Invergordon pipeline.

Type and Period (2)

POST HOLE? (Mesolithic to Late Iron Age - 8000 BC? to 560 AD?)
PIT? (Mesolithic to Late Iron Age - 8000 BC? to 560 AD?)

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Full Description

One of two sets of postholes/pits recorded during observation of the Dingwall to Invergordon pipeline. They appeared as brown loamy sand smears set into the gravel subsoil. Shovel scraping of both sets of features proved them to be very nebulous, none of the features being more than 100mm deep. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG24818 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth, J. 1993. Dingwall-Invergordon British Gas Pipeline 1993: Archaeological Report. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site No 55.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 5986 6380 (20m by 20m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH56SE
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY

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Archaeological Recording - route of the Dingwall to Invergordon Pipeline (EHG3283)

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