Field Visit

Date October 2021 - July 2022

Event ID 1161775

Category Recording

Type Field Visit

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1161775

NT 09030 87280 Memorial cleaning, photographic survey and a Total Station survey took place at the Old and New cemeteries at Dunfermline Abbey Churchyards in Fife between October 2021 and July 2022. Inscriptions were checked against database records and amendments made. Additional work was undertaken in January 2022 to record new damage to 18 memorials. The project was undertaken by Archaeology Scotland with volunteers from the Tombstones & Tales @Dunfermline Abbey Churchyards community group and Scottish Veterans Residences.

Archive: NRHE (intended)

Funder: Carnegie Trust, Dunfermline Council, Historic Environment Scotland

Andrew Jepson – Archaeology Scotland

(Source: DES Volume 23)