EHG6003 - Trial trenching - Community Hall extension, Culrain, Ardgay

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Avon Archaeology (Highland) in 2023 in advance of groundworks for an extension to Culrain & District Village Hall, Culrain, Highland. The evaluation was designed to establish the presence or absence of significant buried archaeological deposits and features within the footprint of the proposed development area, in particular buried features or finds associated with the designated Battlefield of the Battle of Carbisdale (BTL19), fought on the 27th April 1650. The village hall site is located towards the western edge of the designated battlefield area where it bounds the Kyle of Sutherland. The two trenches, which followed a negative metal detection survey (see EHG6002) recorded a uniform and simple sequence of deposits comprising a thin topsoil that directly overlay undisturbed natural gravels and boulder till. The only feature revealed in the trenches consisted of a modern ceramic waste pipe trench. The site was archaeologically sterile - no significant archaeological deposits, features or finds were revealed and no further archaeological mitigation was recommended. <1>