EHG5443 - Trial trenching and excavation - Zero C Eastern site, Tornagrain

A programme of archaeological works consisting of an archaeological evaluation was undertaken AOC Archaeology Group in 2018 in advance of the Zero C Eastern Site development at Tornagrain, Croy. Fourteen trenches totalling 773 linear metres, a total of 1855m², were excavated revealing a sandy loam topsoil overlying a natural of mottled sands with occasional gravel patches. The area had been intensively ploughed with plough scarring visible where the topsoil was shallow however a number of features were uncovered in a discrete area. Following consultation with HCHET it was decided to embark on an area strip with excavation. Two areas totalling just under 2800m² were topsoil stripped revealing c.50 cut features. The excavation revealed a series truncated pits and postholes though no obvious structures could be identified. Finds of a whetstone and lithic suggest a later prehistoric date. A single copper alloy object was recovered from the topsoil. <1>