Watching Brief

Date 7 January 1998

Event ID 1028090

Category Recording

Type Watching Brief

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1028090

Kirkdale was required to monitoring the clearance of loose material in each of the window embrasures and mural chambers off the second floor hall.

The debris in question proved to be general detritus, dust and rubbish which had avccumulated since the abandonment of the castle, but pre-dated the extensive, late 19th-century restoration works enacted on the lower floors and adjacent structures. Within the window embrasure located in the N wall, there was evidence of a re-surfacing or patching which utilised broken floor tile and compacted, clay-rich silt. These rather crude repairs pre-dated the restoration works and possibly reflect late medieval occupation. Tile fragments were found in several of the embrasures and rooms examined, most particularly in the small chamber in the S wall. Once cleared, all the surfaces revealed were photographed.

Sponsor: Historic Scotland

G Ewart & D Stewart 1998

Kirkdale Archaeology