Watching Brief

Date 15 November 1999 - 9 December 1999

Event ID 1028639

Category Recording

Type Watching Brief

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1028639

A watching brief was undertaken at Beauly Priory in November and December 1999 during a programme of trenching and topsoil removal to alleviate the poor drainage within the priory church.

The works were concentrated in the nave and choir of the priory church, the cloister and the S chapel. Approximately 100mm of turf, topsoil and gravel was removed, followed by the cutting of shallow drain trenches.

A number of broken, or deeply set grave slabs were located, and an opportunity taken to examine and photograph structural elements at the base of the church walls. The complete absence of finds, however, suggested that a clear-out of the church interior had taken place at some stage, followed by extensive landscaping operations.

Sponsor: Historic Scotland

D Stewart

Kirkdale Archaeology