EHG5995 - Watching brief - new house plot and access, Upper Latheron

An archaeological watching brief and recording project was undertaken by Avon Archaeology (Highland) in 2023 during preliminary groundworks for a new dwelling and access at a site located to the southeast of Upper Latheron Farm, Latheron, Caithness. The strip and record project was designed to identify, record and characterise all significant archaeological deposits, features and finds revealed during the course of preliminary ground works for the development build, in particular any buried features, deposits or finds associated with the nearby late prehistoric Upper Latheron Broch (SM 598), which is located c 100 m to the SE of the development area. The fieldwork recorded a uniform and simple sequence of deposits across the development area, comprising topsoil of widely varying depth overlying the undisturbed natural substrate. The site was archaeologically sterile - no significant archaeological deposits, features or finds were revealed and no further archaeological mitigation was recommended. <1>