MHG8332 - Building foundations, S of High Street, Dingwall
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- BUILDING (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Timber foundations for a building fronting the High Street were found with midden containing bottle glass, when monitoring work for the Inverness-Dingwall gas pipeline.
J Wordsworth, 1992. <1>
On the High Street on the site of properties destroyed to construct a Ring Road, substantial timber foundations were
uncovered. These timbers were presumably laid for stability on the damp clay and do not necessarily mean that the original building here was also of timber. Indeed the stones would suggest otherwise. The finds of bottle glass suggest a construction perhaps in the 18th C, though the bottle glass was probably not diagnostic. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG1449 Text/Publication/Article: Wordsworth, J. 1992. 'Ross and Cromarty District (various parishes)', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1992, p.45. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 45. p. 45.
- <2> SHG24866 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth, J. 11/1992. Inverness - Dingwall British Gas Pipeline 1992: A report on Archaeological Discoveries made on the route of this pipeline from June until October 1992. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. Digital (scanned as PDF). Sites 76, 77, 81.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5479 5877 (15m by 16m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH55NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | DINGWALL |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/77993 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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