Watching Brief

Date 2 December 1996 - 5 December 1996

Event ID 1012309

Category Recording

Type Watching Brief

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1012309

Kirkdale Archaeology, under contract with Historic Scotland, excavated a cable route into the castle from a drain outlet in the W curtain wall below the drawbridge, around the N and E of the remains of the Guard House wall to an existing electrical duct on the E side of this wall. This would cross the area excavated by David Stewart for Kirkdale Archaeology in April 1996 at the N end of the visible length of the E wall of the guard house. Once the mouth of the drain on the inner face of the curtain wall was uncovered, the cable trench was required to be no more than 150 mm deep and 300 mm wide. The excavations showed that a considerable depth of deposits survived in the area between the central tower and the W curtain wall the only material left in the whole courtyard.

Sponsor: Historic Scotland

G Ewart and P Sharman 1997