EHG3724 - Watching brief - Clava Lodge, Culloden Moor

Ross and Cromarty Archaeological Services conducted a controlled strip archaeological watching brief in 2013 during site clearance for a new house near Clava Lodge in Culloden Moor near Inverness. The watching brief was a requirement of the Highland Council Planning Department prior to development of the site. The house site, driveway, septic tank location and a corridor around the house site for services was cleared during a controlled strip excavation using a flat-edged bucket. Four features were identified and excavated, three of which were interpreted as stone holes resulting from the removal of boulders from the subsoil and one of which was a pit of unknown use, possibly Post Medieval in date. There were scattered, unstratified finds of white and decorated glazed pottery sherds, coloured glass sherds, one iron nail and a small iron bar recovered from the topsoil. A large flint flake of unknown origin, examined by National Museums Scotland, was an intriguing find although of little archaeological significance. There were no recommendations for further work on the site. <1>