EHG5072 - Watching Brief - temporary jetty, Urquhart Castle

A watching brief and small excavation were carried out by Kirkdale Archaeology in December 2008 within a sheet-piled cofferdam prior to the insertion of a concrete base for a temporary jetty on the shoreline to the west of Urquhart Castle. An area of slippage at the base of the slope east of the Water Gate was also examined and recorded prior to remedial work. There were no finds or features of archaeological significance. In February 2009 A further visit was made to monitor the taking of core samples in the area of the proposed new jetty (NH 5300 2870). There were no finds or features of archaeological significance encountered. <1>