Kergord Convertor Station, Archaeological Watching Brief Data Structure Report

An archaeological watching brief was undertaken during the groundworks for the construction of an electricity converter station A total of seven sites or features of archaeological or cultural heritage interest were recorded during the monitoring process. Most significantly, these include the heavily truncated remains of a possible prehistoric cairn, which was recorded and fully excavated during the works. Three features representing relict field-boundaries associated with the post-medieval or crofting period agricultural land-use on the Site were also recorded. The remainder of the features are associated with early to mid-20th century agricultural landscaping and drainage of the Site. Although these features have negligible archaeological significance in and of themselves, they are a record of the historic, and continued, agricultural impact on the landscape. The watching brief identified that ombrotrophic peat bog formation was best preserved along the western extent of the Site. A number of deposits and features, which are likely to represent terrigenous and periglacial processes, were also recorded. Although these features do not relate to any specific human activity on the Site. Understanding soil formation processes on the site can contribute to our understanding of historic anthropogenic changes to the landscape and environment.