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Excavation
Date 2 December 2013 - 15 January 2014
Event ID 1013022
Category Recording
Type Excavation
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1013022
NT 2508 7347 An excavation was carried out, 2 December 2013 – 15 January 2014, in the Governor’s Yard, just to the rear (W) of the mid-18th-century Governor’s House, which is just W of the winding approach road leading up to Foog’s Gate and the upper citadel of the castle.
The bedrock showed only limited evidence of modification. Examination of the space under the tunnel accessing the yard from the E showed substantial areas of bedrock visible. This dropped near vertically to the N, and probably reflects the construction of the Governor’s House, although this is likely to be an enhancement of the existing rock formation, rather
than an entirely new creation. Features were seen which were certainly of an older date than the features associated with the construction of the Governor’s House, but it was not possible to determine their date on the basis of the available evidence.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: Historic Scotland
Information from David Murray (Kirkdale Archaeology) 6 March 2014.
OASIS ID: kirkdale1-279183
