Formation of pedestrian tunnel and installation of drystone wall, Land at Hope, Strathmore

The walkover survey encompassed the redline boundary area for the installation of a drystone wall. All on-site recording was carried out according to standard CFA procedures. The written description will include details of form, size etc. The location will be recorded by DGPS survey equipment. A watching brief was required during the initial ground works for the formation of a pedestrian tunnel. Topsoil and any other overburden was removed by a tracked excavator equipped with toothless ditching buckets under the constant supervision and direction of a qualified professional archaeologist, to reveal either the natural subsoil surface or the surface of the first significant archaeological horizon. All excavation and on-site recording was carried out according to standard CFA procedures, principally by drawing, by photography and by completing standard CFA record forms. The positions of archaeological features were recorded using industry standard survey equipment. A walkover survey and watching brief were conducted relation to the formation of pedestrian tunnel and installation of drystone wall, Land At Hope, Strathmore. A total of four walls, Assets 1-4, were visited during the walkover to assess their baseline condition and obtain an up-to-date photographic record. Assets 1-4 were located within the bounds of the development area, close to the present road A838, either along the eastern verge or just beyond the verge. Assets 1-3 and were in relatively good condition at the time of the survey, however Asset 4 was in poor condition. There were no further features, deposits, or artefacts of archaeological significance identified during this programme of works.