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Excavation

Date 31 August 2009 - 11 September 2009

Event ID 605104

Category Recording

Type Excavation

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/605104

NO 5966 6012 This was a community excavation, undertaken 31 August–11 September 2009 by volunteers from Brechin and the surrounding area. The site, made available by Brechin Cathedral, was an open area at the edge of the grounds of the medieval bishop’s palace.

The 18th- and 19th-century foundations recorded were probably those of subsidiary buildings, possibly including a stable, associated with the Cathedral treasurer’s manse. The foundations overlay a deep deposit of stratified medieval garden earth which yielded considerable quantities of medieval pottery and two coins of late 13th- and 14th-century date. Part of a large pit or possible ditch and some structural remains pre-dating the garden soil were partially revealed and also appear to be medieval.

Report: Aberdeenshire SMR and RCAHMS (intended)

Funder: Heritage Lottery Fund and Angus Council City of Brechin Townscape Heritage Initiative

HK Murray – Murray Archaeological Services Ltd

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