Excavation

Date May 2000

Event ID 882952

Category Recording

Type Excavation

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A minor excavation was carried out at Dryburgh Abbey on the 8th of May, 2000 in order to allow a new gravestone to be placed in position. The site of the excavation consisted of the burial ground of the Maxwell-Scott family which is located outside the church in the corner created by the junction of the N transept and the E end of the church.

The plan was to excavate a hole in the SE corner of the burial ground into which concrete would be poured to form a solid foundation for a new gravestone. The exact position of the new stone was intended create a symmetry with an already existing stone in the SW corner of the area. An important proviso concerning this work was that the concrete foundation should not butt directly onto the masonry of the church.

No masonry or finds were exposed during this minor excavation. The lack of major demolition debris in a area of extensive stone robbing suggests the area outside the church walls has been landscaped, with the subsequent removal or disturbance of most, if not all archaeologically sensitive layers in the area of investigation.

Sponsor: Historic Scotland

D Stewart 2000

Kirkdale Archaeology