Watching Brief

Date 5 May 2010 - 11 June 2010

Event ID 1039970

Category Recording

Type Watching Brief

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1039970

NO 513 166 (centred on) A watching brief was maintained during the digging of four trenches to house new sign boards at St. Andrews Cathedral, Fife. A record was also made of the removal of an existing sign. As to be expected on a site of such historical importance with a long history of occupation, even these relatively shallow trenches threw up evidence from the distant past in the form of a fragment of medieval floor tile. Little else of archaeological significance was recovered during the course of these works, however given the site's importance and the undoubted extensive archaeological deposits that survive relatively close to the ground surface, any future ground-breaking works should be carried out under close archaeological supervision.

Information from Oasis (kirkdale1-279400) 10 July 2018

G Ewart 2010

Sponsor: Historic Scotland

Kirkdale Archaeology