Trial Trench
NB 0936 3688 The site of a proposed new house, on the same location as a former building recorded on 1st Edition OS map but now not surviving above ground, was investigated by trial trenching. As the location of the site made the use of a mechanical digger impractical, the trenching was carried out by hand, which greatly increased the archaeological information recovered. The clay floor and stone-lined drain within the former
building were located, and a rich assemblage of ceramics dating to the early to mid 19th century was recovered from layers immediately overlying the natural gravels. No earlier structure or occupation on the site was identified.
Funder: Mary MacDougall.
