Excavation

Date 28 October 2008

Event ID 578709

Category Recording

Type Excavation

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NO 1601 4386 (centred on) Work was carried out on 28 October 2008 and consisted of monitoring the removal of the stone, excavation of its socket and supervision of its replacement to its original orientation and position. The work was required because a lorry had accidently collided with and pushed over one of the stones. The excavation revealed that the stone had originally been tightly held in position by packing stones which were found on three sides of the stone socket. No other evidence of note was recorded. After excavation, the stone was replaced in its original position and wedged tightly into the socket using new packing stones.

Archive: RCAHMS

Funder: NFU Mutual

Tamlin Barton (SUAT Ltd), 2008