EHG536 - Excavation - east of Castlehill, Caulfield Road, Inverness
Technique(s)
Organisation
SUAT Ltd
Date
May-June 2000
Description
SUAT Ltd undertook an archaeological excavation covering an area of c.20m by 50m at Castlehill, Caulfield Road, Inshes, Inverness in 2000 after two initial stages of evaluation (see EHG1) identified an archaeologically sensitive area within the 3.5ha proposed development area. The work was undertaken over a week in late May and early June 2000 for Tulloch Homes Ltd, working to a specification prepared by Highland Council Planning and Development Service Archaeology Unit. Features relating to prehistoric or Dark Age, and modern (18th-20th century) occupation were identified. These included post-holes, pits (possibly for storage) and areas of burning. <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).
- <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 69717 44093 (47m by 37m) (2 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)
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- EHG1 Trial trenching - east of Castlehill, Caulfield Road, Inverness (Ref: JN04)
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Record last edited
Feb 10 2020 4:30PM