EHG5481 - Evaluation - Housing development (Phase 1CEG), Stratton

Archaeological trial trenching was undertaken by AOC Archaeology Group in 2017 on land at Stratton, Inverness, proposed for housing development. The ecvaluation work for Phase 1CEG was undertaken at the same time as Phase 1 (see EHG5088) but was not reported on at the time. Trenches (2m-wide) of varying lengths were excavated across areas of the NE development boundary. Archaeological features were present across the area, with clusters of activity identified in several areas. A selection of features was excavated, while the locations of remaining features were recorded but not excavated. Areas of significant features were noted in the northwest, in Trenches 111-116, where clusters of probable prehistoric pits, linear features and a large charcoal-rich pit were identified. To the southeast of this area, within Trenches 4-12, scattered features of archaeological interest were identified, including linear features and pits, one of which was excavated and contained a struck flint artefact. Beyond this area to the south, in Trenches 20, 30-31, several linear features interpreted as ditches of possible archaeological interest, and several pit features were recorded. In the east corner of the development boundary, a cluster of archaeological pit features was recorded in Trenches 51-54, 109. Other scattered archaeological features were recorded across many other trenches. <1>