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Watching Brief
Date May 2006 - June 2006
Event ID 550150
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/550150
NH 543 456 An archaeological desk-based assessment and watching brief were carried out by John Wood of Highland Archaeology Services Ltd in May to June 2006 for the construction of a water main. Following the initial desk-based assessment the water main was re-routed to avoid the area around Wardlaw churchyard, although a spur was put in to serve nearby houses. Excavations along the overall route were inspected where possible, but most of the new main was bored rather than laid in open cut trenches. The end of the water main at Wester Lovat farm was excavated as an open trench which could be examined, however. No archaeological finds or features were noted, and it seems clear that farm activity has been such over the last century that any remains of the former castle must be either destroyed or at least deeply buried beneath levelling materials.
Report lodged with Highland SMR and Library Service, and NMRS; archive will be deposited with RCAHMS.
Sponsor: Halcrow PLC.
J Wood 2006
