Document record MAB55398 - GORRACHIE

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Summary

Three individual pits excavated by CFA in 2019 during a watching brief within the cable route corridor for the Moray East Offshore Wind Farm (NJ66SE0330).

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NJ 7343 5790 (40m by 60m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent
Map sheet NJ75NW
Authority Aberdeenshire
Civil Parish King Edward

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Three individual pits excavated by CFA in 2019 during a watching brief within the cable route corridor for the Moray East Offshore Wind Farm (NJ66SE0330). Two of the pits were circular and sub circular, one irregular, all shallow with gently sloping sides, varying from 1.2-0.75 m by 1.05-0.6 m by 0.04-0.15 m deep, with fills including rounded stones. No archaeological finds were reported.


CFA ARCHAEOLOGY, 2018, MORAY EAST OFFSHORE WINDFARM PROGRAMME OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORKS: WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION, WSI (Bibliographic reference). SAB8552.

CFA ARCHAEOLOGY, 2019, MORAY EAST OFFSHORE WINDFARM, ONSHORE CABLE ROUTE ABERDEENSHIRE: WATCHING BRIEF, Watching Brief (Bibliographic reference). SAB8544.

CFA ARCHAEOLOGY, 2020, MORAY EAST OFFSHORE WIND FARM, ONSHORE CABLE ROUTE, SECTIONS 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 15 & 29: POST-EXCAVATION RESEARCH DESIGN, PERD (Bibliographic reference). SAB8547.

CFA ARCHAEOLOGY, 2021, MORAY OFFSHORE WINDFARM (EAST) LTD, ONSHORE CABLE ROUTE SECTION 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 15 & 29: ARCHIVE REPORT, Excavation Report (Bibliographic reference). SAB8545.

Other Statuses/References

  • Authority: ASH;
  • Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ75NW0156;

External Links (0)

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: CFA ARCHAEOLOGY. 2019. MORAY EAST OFFSHORE WINDFARM, ONSHORE CABLE ROUTE ABERDEENSHIRE: WATCHING BRIEF. Watching Brief.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: CFA ARCHAEOLOGY. 2021. MORAY OFFSHORE WINDFARM (EAST) LTD, ONSHORE CABLE ROUTE SECTION 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 15 & 29: ARCHIVE REPORT. Excavation Report.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: CFA ARCHAEOLOGY. 2020. MORAY EAST OFFSHORE WIND FARM, ONSHORE CABLE ROUTE, SECTIONS 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 15 & 29: POST-EXCAVATION RESEARCH DESIGN. PERD.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: CFA ARCHAEOLOGY. 2018. MORAY EAST OFFSHORE WINDFARM PROGRAMME OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORKS: WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION. WSI.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

Record last edited

Jun 21 2023 5:12PM

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