Tibbers Castle Special Survey

Date February 2013 - February 2015

Event ID 1005775

Category Project

Type Project

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2013 RCAHMS Special Survey

This survey was carried out between 2013 and 2014 by RCAHMS as a Special Survey and the geophysical survey with the help of grants from the Castle Studies Trust and Historic Scotland. It has also benefited from the Arts and Humanities Research Council Collaborative Doctoral Award to William Wyeth to study Early Stone Castles, 1050-1350 under the supervision of Professor Richard Oram of Stirling University and Dr Piers Dixon, RCAHMS. The survey team from RCAHMS included Heather Stoddart, Ali McCaig, Mari McKie, Iain Anderson, Ian Parker, Georgina Brown and Steve Wallace. The geophysical survey was carried out by Oliver O’Grady of OJT Heritage under contract from RCAHMS.

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Event	Type	Subtype	Notes	Date
1133388	RECORDING	MEASURED SURVEY	RCAHMS surveyed the entrance gate at Tibbers Castle in March 2013 producing a plan, showing slots for the portcullis, at a scale of 1:20.	March 2013
1133387	RECORDING	MEASURED SURVEY	RCAHMS surveyed Tibbers Castle in March 2013 with plane-table and alidade and EDM, producing a plan of the castle at a scale of 1:250. The resultant plan was redrawn in vector graphics software.	March 2013
1133372	RECORDING	MEASURED SURVEY	RCAHMS surveyed Tibbers Castle in March 2013 with plane-table and self-reducing alidade, producing a site plan at a scale of 1:1000. Differential GPS data was also collected to record a section across the site. The resultant plan was redrawn in vector graphics software.	March 2013