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Watching Brief
Date 10 March 2015 - 25 March 2015
Event ID 1026763
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1026763
NM 41199 19622 A programme of monitoring was carried out, 10–25 March 2015, during conservation and consolidation work to Kilvickeon Church. The church is one of the seven medieval parish churches on Mull, probably dedicated to Ernan, son of Eoghan, a nephew of St Columba. During the course of the work the damaged E and W walls of the church were reconsolidated and made safe to visitors and a shallow trench was excavated across the church interior to allow for laying of a new gravel surface. The excavation work uncovered a rubble floor surface containing two worked mill stones and several stone slabs/ capstones. Three of the slabs were removed and relaid, revealing that inhumed burials lay below them, and there was evidence for two further graves below other slabs. One of these inhumations was in a well-cut grave, possibly stone lined. All of the burials were left in situ. The topsoil context also contained fragmented human bones.
Archive: Ross of Mull Historical Centre (intended)
Funder: Historic Scotland
Nicholas Johnstone and Mary Peteranna – AOC Archaeology Group
(Source: DES, Volume 16)
