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Excavation slides 35 slides of the 1990 excavations: 1: Area X/H: Linear stone feature 1441. Part of 1442 in the foreground is removed to reveal 1360. At the rear, 1353 and the emptied ditch 585 are v ...

BS 2/66 CS

Description Excavation slides 35 slides of the 1990 excavations: 1: Area X/H: Linear stone feature 1441. Part of 1442 in the foreground is removed to reveal 1360. At the rear, 1353 and the emptied ditch 585 are visible. 2-3: Area X/H: Packed clay surface (1360) with hearths 1443 and 1444 showing. 4-7:Area X/H: Small find number 420 - bronze fibula brooch in situ. 8-11: Area X/H: Views of the fills in the Storekeepers House cellar, demonstrating the relationship with the bedrock. 12-13: Area X/H: Working shot, including flagstones 1382. 14-19: Area X/H: Views of flagstones and cobbles (1388) at various stages of excavation. 20-22: Area X/H: Detail of stones above flagstones. 23-24: Area X/H: Detail of the flagstones 1446. 25-26: Area X/H: Overview of flagstones and cobbles (1388). 27-30: Area X/H: Detail of 1447 (possible pit), including a flagstone with a square missing from its corner. 31-33: Area X/H: General shots of the trench, including Alan taking levels. 34-35: Area X/H: Views of cobbles 1394 and drain 1448.

Date 13/1/1990

Collection Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number BS 2/66 CS

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Accession Number 2001/3

External Reference EC90/66

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/641087

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Collection Level (551 112) Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

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