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Watching Brief
Date 3 July 2017 - 4 July 2017
Event ID 1038744
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1038744
A watching brief was undertaken during ground-breaking work for new drains and replacement down pipes on the exterior of the tower house. Two machine trenches were excavated, one against the building's NW-facing wall and the other against the SW-facing wall. Handmade horseshoe field drains, probably 19th-century in date, were recorded in both trenches and appear to have been used for rainwater drainage. The deposits had been disturbed by modern drainage and path laying operations, and no other significant archaeological features were recorded.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: Landmark Trust
John Pickin
(Source: DES, Volume 19)
OASIS ID: johnpick1-400133
