Excavation
Date 8 February 2005 - 14 February 2005
Event ID 1034192
Category Recording
Type Excavation
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1034192
NS 6020 6556; NS 6024 6555 Two small trenches were excavated at Glasgow Cathedral in February 2005 in advance of works to install lift machinery, the first situated at the eastern end of the S transept and the second at the western end of the nave, at the base of the main entrance. Both trenches reached a maximum depth of 0.4m.
The trench in the S transept revealed human remains, the distribution of which suggested they had been redeposited in an unceremonial manner. The origin of these remains is unknown, but it is thought likely they would originally have been buried within the cathedral grounds. In the trench at the main entrance, two possible graves with in situ human remains were partially revealed.
S Hogg and C Shaw 2005
Sponsor: Historic Scotland
Kirkdale Archaeology