MHG53690 - Possible prehistoric pits, N of Blacroy Schoolhouse

Summary

Pits containing carbonised hazelnut shell and possible prehistoric pottery.

Type and Period (1)

PIT (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)

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A series of pits containing carbonised hazelnut shell and possible prehistoric pottery were identified during observation on the route of the Nairn to Inverness pipeline. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG24879 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth, J.. 11/1991. Inverness - Nairn British Gas Pipeline 1991. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 30/01/1998. Digital (scanned as PDF). Sites 31-33. XY

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Grid reference	Centred NH 8368 5264 (63m by 52m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH85SW
Geographical Area	NAIRN

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Watching brief - Nairn to Inverness Gas Pipeline (EHG3288)

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