What question did this study set out to answer?

To monitor the excavation of a new house plot in Clarkston and assess the potential for archaeological finds.

April 16, 2026Open Access

Watching Brief at Land East of Inver Cottage, Clarkston, South Lanarkshire

Q: What does this research mean for the field?

No significant archaeological finds or features are present at the monitored 14m x 12m house plot at Land East of Inver Cottage, Clarkston, South Lanarkshire. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Key Points

To monitor the excavation of a new house plot in Clarkston and assess the potential for archaeological finds.
Conducted a watching brief over a 14m x 12m area
Used a tracked excavator with a toothless ditching bucket
Documented soil layers and any observed findings
Encountered mid pinkish silty clay and mid brown clayey loam
Modern detritus found in the western area
No significant archaeological finds or features observed

Abstract

The watching brief involved the monitoring of a 14m x 12m area of a new single house plot. The works were conducted by a tracked excavator equipped with toothless ditching bucket. Natural comprised of a mid pinkish silty clay overlain by a mid brown clayey loam. Modern detritus was observed in the west of the area. No significant archaeological finds or features were encountered during the watching brief.

Watching Brief at Land East of Inver Cottage, Clarkston, South Lanarkshire

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