Cathkin Braes
No Class (Event)
Site Name Cathkin Braes
Classification No Class (Event)
Canmore ID 320572
Site Number NS65NW 178
NGR NS 61310 58230
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/320572
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Carmunnock (East Kilbride)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District East Kilbride
- Former County Lanarkshire
Watching Brief (6 October 2011 - 7 October 2011)
NS 6131 5823 A watching brief was undertaken 6–7 October 2011 during the excavation of 34 test pits and 2 boreholes on the site of a proposed wind turbine and meteorological mast. The area was considered sensitive due to its proximity to a number of cairns and a circular earthwork. The test pits contained 0.2–0.4m of topsoil orange/brown stilty clay or bedrock. No archaeological finds or features were recorded.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended). Reports: RCAHMS and WoSAS (intended)
Funder: Scottish and Southern Energy
Headland Archaeology Ltd, 2011
Information also reported in Oasis (headland2-111985) 17 November 2011
Archaeological Evaluation (28 March 2012 - 29 March 2012)
NS 6131 5823 An evaluation was undertaken 28–29 March 2012 on the site of a proposed wind turbine and meteorological mast. The work recorded 0.2–0.5m of topsoil overlying bedrock or, in places, orange brown clay. No archaeological features were recorded.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended). Report: RCAHMS and WoSAS (intended)
Funder: Scottish and Southern Energy Renewables
Ross Murray – Headland Archaeology Ltd
(Source: DES)