Remains of a Stone Age camp that was inhabited in the far north of Scotland around 8,000 years ago have been discovered during the upgrade of a notorious stretch of the A9 trunk road. It is thought the seasonal camp may have been used around 6,000 BCE with a number of flints and other small tools, used for hunting and the preparation of animal hides, discovered.
     The remains of small shelters and fires were found near Berriedale Braes and could have been left behind by the earliest inhabitants of Caithness, archaeologists believe.
     The archaeological finds will be displayed for the public to view at Dunbeath Heritage Museum in the coming weeks.
     
Edited from Scottish Government, The Scotsman (30 August 2019)