Monument record MHG54242 - Possible prehistoric settlement - Lochloy, Nairn

A complex of structures were excavated in Area 4 of an open-area excavation by S Farrell in 2006 following trial trenching at Lochloy, Nairn in advance of a proposed housing development. Two groups of features were revealed along the edge of a natural sandstone ridge. The group to the northwest comprised of pits, post-holes, and a couple of slots, though none of the features looked structural. The second group to the southeast included pits, postholes (for which there is the possibility of at least 2 groups of post-holes forming the remains of a structure), hearths (though none were located inside any group of post-holes), a well of an unknown date and 2 modern pits. Finds included a few small pieces of prehistoric pottery, burnt and unburnt worked flint, a few fragments of unburnt bone, a small cremation and the find of a flint arrowhead. Altogether about 120 features were located in this area of excavation. <1>