"Archaeologists working alongside a sewer upgrade project in the Scottish Highlands have uncovered a burial ground thought to date to the 6th century AD, along with two Iron Age roundhouses that may be up to 3,000 years old. The discoveries were made at Windhill, a hamlet near Inverness, during the excavation of a 90-metre stretch of trench as part of a new sewer installed by Scottish Water."
""The excavations carried out at Windhill have revealed a complex suite of archaeological features within a relatively small area," says Steven Birch, who led the dig for West Coast Archaeological Services. "Full analysis of the samples, finds and other materials will provide additional information relating to a snapshot into the early history of the area, adding to a growing core of evidence to suggest that the area around the Beauly Firth provided a suitable locale for settlement, industrial and funerary practices.""
Archaeological excavation during a sewer upgrade at Windhill near Inverness uncovered a probable 6th-century burial ground with three round barrows and central burial pits. Bone fragments are undergoing radiocarbon dating. Two Iron Age roundhouses, possibly up to 3,000 years old, and well-preserved smelting furnaces built against a flat-topped boulder were identified, indicating local metalworking likely during the first few centuries AD. The features cluster within a 90-metre trench. The sewer project aimed to reduce flooding and pipe bursts and was completed in July 2025. Further analysis of samples and finds will refine chronology and local activity interpretations.
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