Watching Brief

Date 11 March 2013 - 25 March 2013

Event ID 1089647

Category Recording

Type Watching Brief

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1089647

A watching brief was undertaken by ORCA for the ground breaking works associated with the installation of an electricity cable to the rear of Tankerness House. Two trenches were excavated that began at the staff entrance to the museum aligned south-westwards and terminated at the boundary wall for the Royal Bank of Scotland. Structural remains associated with Tankerness House as well as post-medieval garden soils and levelling deposits were encountered. Some residual activity of prehistoric activity was also apparent.

L. Somerville & J Strickland

(Source: OASIS ID: orkneyre1-175096)