Excavation

Date 28 April 2006 - 2 May 2006

Event ID 557737

Category Recording

Type Excavation

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NO 414 160 As a condition of scheduled ancient monument consent, a narrow trench was excavated from 28 April - 2 May 2006 between the boundary wall of Dairsie (Old) parish Church, through the cemetery, to the NW corner of the church in advance of the installation of a new electric supply. The trench followed the route of an earlier electric cable trench. Consequently, the archaeology of the trench had largely been compromised

by earlier works. However, the excavations did reveal that undisturbed cemetery deposits including an abundance of human bone exist at depths of 0.7m and more below the ground surface.

No structural features or evidence of earlier church buildings were encountered.

Report deposited with Fife SMR, Historic Scotland and with RCAHMS.

Funder: Church of Scotland General Trustees.