Excavation

Date 4 March 1996 - 13 March 1996

Event ID 1034224

Category Recording

Type Excavation

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1034224

During the current refurbishment of Argyll's Lodging in Stirling, Kirkdale Archaeology was contracted to excavate in the easternmost ground floor room in the 1674 part of the S range, and to monitor external ground clearance operations to the W of this room, in the area of the demolished S wing, during March 1996. The excavations revealed the survival of a medieval and early post-medieval cultivated soil and evidence for the various uses of the room whilst the building was a military hospital. The external ground clearance uncovered the remains of the 1674 foundations of the N part of the S wing, although no occupation levels were disturbed by the work.

G Ewart, P Sharman and D Murray 1996

Sponsor: Historic Scotland

Kirkdale Archaeology