Ogilface Castle Geophysical Survey
Date 2008
Event ID 579115
Category Recording
Type Earth Resistance Survey
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/579115
NS 9270 6901 Ogilface Castle stood on a small promontory between the Barbauchlaw Burn and a burn that joins from the N. It was the subject of area resistive and magnetic surveys (DES 2007, 194) and a limited excavation some 20 years ago which recorded a ‘set of descending steps’. This survey of 42m across the middle of the building outlines was made to see whether any downward-sloping resistive feature could be detected. High resistance, descending at 45° to a depth of about 1m, was found on the W side of a square feature. The dimensions of the square feature and the descending steps are almost identical to those at Cramond Tower, suggesting a tower house built for the de Bosco family.
Report: HS, RCAHMS and WoSAS (intended)
Funder: Historic Scotland, Dr John Wells, History of Armadale Association, Dr Peter Morris and Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society
David Jones (Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society), 2008
