Watching Brief

Date September 2006

Event ID 550841

Category Recording

Type Watching Brief

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NS 175 489 A watching brief was maintained in September 2006 during the installation of fixings and a temporary roof cover at Portencross Castle, an A-listed scheduled monument. Three trial pits were excavated in the walls and floor, two along the SW and SE wall at attic level and a third in the centre of the attic floor. The results confirmed that the condition of the stonework mortar was too poor to support fixings for the intended concrete and steel structure. Lime mortar screed and stone packing over the vault were partially exposed and recorded during excavation of the SW and SE test pits.

Archive to be deposited in NMRS. Report lodged with WoSAS SMR and NMRS.

Sponsor: Friends of Portencross Castle and Historic Scotland.

C Francoz 2006