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Watching Brief
Date 12 June 2017 - 21 June 2017
Event ID 1104535
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1104535
NY 36515 84623 The Kirk Wynd Cemetery Wall forms the SE wall of the cemetery at Langholm Old Parish Church and Burial Ground in Langholm. A watching brief was undertaken, 12 – 21 June 2017, during the demolition of a 30m section of the cemetery wall, plus the removal of five headstones, that were located adjacent to and incorporated into the wall.
The work revealed that the cemetery wall had been subject to previous fairly modern repairs, with the presence of cement within some areas of the wall making these areas difficult to demolish by hand. The soil located immediately behind the wall had also clearly been disturbed, as during the removal of the headstones and demolition of the wall it was found to contain fragments of modern pottery, glass bottles and plastic. This indicates that the wall had probably been subject to previous significant repair.
Archive: NRHE. Report: Dumfries and Galloway HER
Funder: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Claire Shaw – Rebecca Shaw Archaeological Services
(Source: DES Vol 19)
OASIS ID: rebeccas1-396525
