Monument record MHG56023 - Prehistoric pits - Culduthel, Inverness

A dispersed group of twelve pits and the postholes of a three-post structure, on the east side of an enclosure, were exposed during excavation by Headland Archaeology in 2005 at Culduthel. All the features had been sealed beneath a layer of hillwash. Five of the pits contained evidence of in-situ burning in the form of charcoal. One pit had been re-cut twice for later burning events and was filed by large quantities of charcoal and grey ash. Two pits contained prehistoric pottery and lacked evidence of burning. The three postholes were probably the remains of an A-frame supporting a larger post related to an ash filled pit. <1>

Further analysis and final dating of the finds assemblage and site in general are awaited.

<1> Murray, R., 2007, Culduthel Mains Farm, Inverness: Phase 5: Excavation of a Later Prehistoric Settlement (Text/Report/Fieldwork Report). SHG23330.