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Discover Inverness area’s buried secrets


By Andrew Dixon

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Excavation of a pit at Torvean.
Excavation of a pit at Torvean.

A FREE talk to find out about recent archaeological discoveries in Inverness will take place next week.

It has been organised by the Inverness Townscape Heritage Project (ITHP) and will be staged at Inverness Town House.

As part of its work to create a greater understanding and appreciation of the history of Inverness, the ITHP has invited Mary Peteranna of AOC Archaeology to share the archaeological history of the Highland capital.

She is an experienced field archaeologist and consultant, having directed numerous field projects for infrastructure, forestry, housing and renewable energy development across the Highlands – including recent excavations on the route of the Inverness West Link Road and at Torvean Golf Course.

She also undertook excavation at Craig Phadrig hillfort and managed the archaeological works associated with the River Ness flood alleviation scheme.

Ms Peteranna will discuss the context of Inverness’s overall archaeological picture with highlights of recent projects including multi-period prehistoric sites at Torvean, Canal Park and Beechwood in Inverness and the Bronze Age cemetery in Drumnadrochit.

“There is so much new research material to look at for Inverness archaeology off the back of new research and new development work in the past decades,” said Ms Peteranna, who is the area as a director of the Cromarty Medieval Burgh Community Archaeology Project.

“I’m really looking forward to sharing new information and looking at the archaeology of the area as a whole.”

The event takes place from 2pm-3pm on Wednesday. It can be booked via www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archaeology-inverness-uncovered-tickets-58733025059


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