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To document and analyze archaeological features uncovered during the reinforcement of Beauly Substation.

April 16, 2026Open Access

Beauly 132 kV Substation Reinforcement Archaeological Watching Brief Data Structure Report

Key Points

To document and analyze archaeological features uncovered during the reinforcement of Beauly Substation.
Carried out an archaeological watching brief during substation reinforcement works.
Conducted fieldwork from 5th to 16th December 2022.
Assessed previously identified prehistoric structures around the substation.
Identified basal remains of stony cairns or mounds.
Features were poorly preserved and truncated by vegetation removal.
Cairns are believed to be part of a prehistoric field system connected to Balblair Wood settlement.

Abstract

An archaeological watching brief was commissioned by Bam Nuttall on behalf of Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks in advance of substation reinforcement works at Beauly Substation. Previous archaeological investigations around the substation had identified a suite of prehistoric structures including roundhouses, field boundaries and clearance cairns within the development area. The fieldwork was carried out between 5th-16th December 2022. The basal remains of a linear alignment of stony cairns or mounds were identified. Although poorly preserved and truncated by previous vegetation removal, they are thought to have formed part of the features of a prehistoric field system related to the wider settlement at Balblair Wood.

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Suzanne Swan (Sun,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e07e242f7e8953b7cbf1eb https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5284/1140525

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