Dunkeld House Excavation and Geophysical Survey

Date 2004

Event ID 1168403

Category Project

Type Project

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A geophysical and resistivity study, along with limited excavation were carried out on the site of the house and its grounds in the summer of 2005. The resistance survey located the remains of several buildings and paths. This included Clark's Bowling Green, a aection of garden with ornamental paths and layout. The results show that Dunkeld House was thoroughly demolished. A number of 18th century connecting service buildings were discovered. These are thought to include a laundry, slaughterhouse and granary. The magnetometer survey was less successful due to a lack of magnetic contrast between building materials and the natural. A total of 6 trenches were excavated on the basis of the geophysical results. The remains of roadways, walls, landscaping features, building debris and an 18th-century post-hole.

L McAllan, D Kellogg, M Gondek, R Jones 2005