EHG1 - Trial trenching - east of Castlehill, Caulfield Road, Inverness
Technique(s)
Organisation
SUAT Ltd
Date
April 2000
Description
An archaeological evaluation consisting of a desk-top assessment, site walkover and 2 percent trial trenching was carried out by SUAT Ltd on the site of a proposed housing development at Castlehill, Cauldfield Rd, Inverness in 2000. Sixteen trenches were excavated covering an area of 550 sq metres. Two cut features were identified in the western corner of the site on the top of a distinct knoll. A wider area was then opened up around these features in order to define the full extent of the archaeological remains in this area. The sensitive area was identified as covering some 50m by 20m and it contained around 25 features, one of which produced a sherd of possible Neolithic pottery and two fragments of possible obsidian. As the features were too widely dispersed to preserve in-situ a programme of controlled excavation was recommended (see EHG536). <1> <2>
The excavation assemblage was submitted to Treasure Trove (TT 21/06) and allocated to Inverness Museum. See attached TT report. <3> <4>
Sources/Archives (22)
- --- SHG13920 Image/Photograph(s): 1A:18, Charcoal and burnt bone 006 in trench M, facing E.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13921 Image/Photograph(s): 1A:29, Site shot, facing W.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13922 Image/Photograph(s): 1B:3, Working shot, facing N.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13923 Image/Photograph(s): 1B:11, Trench A: general view, facing E.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13924 Image/Photograph(s): 1B:12, Pit cut 010: W-facing section, from E.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13925 Image/Photograph(s): 1B:17, Pit cut 017; fill 015, from S.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13926 Image/Photograph(s): 1B:20, Pit cut 020; fill 018, from SE.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13927 Image/Photograph(s): 1B:27, Trench A: general view, from N.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13928 Image/Photograph(s): 1B:35, View of site, from W.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13929 Image/Photograph(s): 2:8, Pit 010 with fill 011, from SE.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13930 Image/Photograph(s): 2:18, Posthole fills 023 and 024, from S.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13931 Image/Photograph(s): 2:21, 036 in shallow cut 079, from S.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13932 Image/Photograph(s): 3:20, Pit 010: fully excavated, from S.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13933 Image/Photograph(s): 3:31, Pit 071 (wrongly marked 064) : NE-facing section, from SW.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13934 Image/Photograph(s): 4:17, Cut 079: half-section, from E.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13935 Image/Photograph(s): 4:29, Cuts 095 and 097: SE-facing sections, from NW.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13936 Image/Photograph(s): 5:4, Fill 023 of cut 101: SE-facing section, from NW.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13937 Image/Photograph(s): 5:16, Cut 101 fully excavated, from N.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- <1> SHG21105 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: SUAT Ltd. 12/2000. Archaeological Evaluation of Castlehill, Caulfield Road, Inshes, Inverness. SUAT Ltd. 11/12/2000. Digital (scanned as PDF). pp 1 - 5.
- <2> SHG23040 Text/Publication/Serial: Turner, R (ed). 2000. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland - New Series, Volume 1, 2000. Paper (Original). p.52.
- <3> SHG28208 Dataset/Database File: Treasure Trove. 2019. Highland Finds from Treasure Trove Annual Reports 2004-18. Treasure Trove. Digital. TT 21/06.
- <4> SHG28370 Text/Record Form: Treasure Trove. 2019. Treasure Trove Artefact Reports for Highland Area 1994-2018. Treasure Trove. Digital. TT 21/06.
Location
| Location | Land east of Castlehill, Caulfield Road, Inverness |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred NH 69808 44164 (204m by 213m) (17 map features) |
| Map sheet | NH64SE |
| Operational Area | INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MHG36899 Prehistoric occupation remains - Castle Hill, Inverness (Monument)
Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)
- EHG536 Excavation - east of Castlehill, Caulfield Road, Inverness (Ref: JN04)
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Record last edited
Feb 10 2020 4:28PM