EHG497 - Evaluation and excavation, Holm Mains Farm, Inverness

Further evaluation and excavation took place on the site of a possible prehistoric or medieval enclosure in the north-western part of the proposed development site. The previously excavated area was extended to the north and west by around 440 sq m. Two further linear trenches were also opened to test for the presence of outlying features, both 1.4m side and measuring 20m and 23m respectively. The two large stone-filled pits were excavated by machine under archaeological supervision. The excavations determined that the two ditches were not part of an enclosure but were in fact two different phases of field boundaries. The two large pits are also thought to result from agricultural land use, probably dating from the late 18th or early 19th centuries. <1> The excavation assembalge was submitted to Treasure Trove (TT 77/05) and allocated to Inverness Museum. See attached TT report. A list of the finds and environmental material is kept within the Inverness Museum Archive files. <2> <3> <4>