EHG6399 - Watching brief - new house and access, Kincardine, Ardgay

An archaeological watching brief (Strip and Record) was undertaken by Avon Archaeology (Highland) in 2025 during preliminary groundworks for a new dwelling and access at a site located to the northeast of Viewhill Cottage, Kincardine, Ardgay. The project was designed to identify, record and characterise all significant archaeological deposits, features and finds in particular any buried features, deposits or finds associated with prehistoric or Pictish activity, which has been recorded at the nearby Kincardine Kirk site to the northwest of the development area. The fieldwork recorded a uniform and simple sequence of deposits across all parts of the development area, comprising up to 500mm of humic and often waterlogged topsoil overlying an undisturbed stony to gravelly sand silt substrate. The site was archaeologically sterile - no significant archaeological deposits, features or finds were revealed and no further archaeological mitigation was recommended. <1>