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SHG24712 - Proposed Housing Development at Beauly, Inverness: Archaeological Evaluation

Type	Text/Report/Fieldwork Report
Title	Proposed Housing Development at Beauly, Inverness: Archaeological Evaluation
Author/Originator	Dagg, C
Date/Year	03/2010
Organisation	Unaffiliated

Abstract/Summary

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Trench 1. Land drain, slight mark on subsoil surface, enhanced by scratched lines. From NNE. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35830 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 1. Land drain, slight mark on subsoil surface, enhanced by scratched lines. From SSW. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35829 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 1. West-facing section at site of land drain, showing lack of differentiation of fill. From W. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35828 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 1. Clay pipes of land drain. From NNE. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35827 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 1. Clay pipes of land drain. From SSW. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35826 (click to view a larger version of this image)

General view . View across west part of field. Beyond, railway at break of slope and housing at Wellbank. From SE. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35825 (click to view a larger version of this image)

General view . NW corner of field with, behind, railway at break of slope, avenue of trees along Wellbank to Windhill road. From SSE. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35824 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 5. Land drain: top of stone fill of cut. From N. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35823 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 5. Land drain: top of stone fill of cut. From W. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35822 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 5. Excavation of box trench and view of SE part of field. From NW. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35821 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 4. S-facing section showing cut of linear feature infilled with pale brown topsoil. From SW. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35820 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 4. S-facing section showing cut of linear feature infilled with pale brown topsoil. From S. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35819 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 4. E-facing section of stone fill of land drain. From E. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35818 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 4. E-facing section of stone fill of land drain. From E. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35817 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 4. Stone fill of land drain exposed. From above. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35816 (click to view a larger version of this image)

General view . View across east part of field towards new development beyond north boundary. From SSW. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35815 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 4. Stone fill of land drain exposed. From W. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35814 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 4. Pale brown fill of cut of linear feature to right of yellow clay fill of land drain. From E. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35813 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 4. Yellow clay fill for cut of land drain. End of linear feature is in front of this. From N. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35812 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 4. Yellow clay fill for cut of land drain. End of linear feature is to left of this. From W. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35811 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 3. Linear feature, cut into pale subsoil, fill pale brown topsoil, cut edge enhanced by scratched line. From E. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35810 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 3. Linear feature, cut into pale subsoil, fill pale brown topsoil, cut edge enhanced by scratched line. From E. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35809 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 3. Linear feature, cut into pale subsoil, fill pale brown topsoil, cut edge enhanced by scratched line. From S. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35808 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 2. General view of trench and location of linear cut. From W. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35807 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 2. General view of trench from west. From W. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35806 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Trench 2. Linear feature, shallow cut infilled with topsoil, showing in south-facing section of trench. From S. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35805 (click to view a larger version of this image)

General view . View across east part of field to A862 and avenue of trees, with RC church and burial ground behind. From E. © Catherine Dagg. id: 35804 (click to view a larger version of this image)

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SHG24712_Beauly_Eval_2010.pdf — Evaluation report © Catherine Dagg. id: 118430 (click to open this file in a new window)

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Description

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Referenced Events (1)

Trial trenching on land at East End, Beauly

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