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Watching Brief
Date 17 August 2010 - 31 August 2010
Event ID 934040
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/934040
NT 0805 7911 A watching brief was maintained, 17–31 August 2010, during the construction of a cycle path through the Hopetoun Estate. All ground level reduction was monitored and the main excavation related to the construction of a 130m long by 2m wide cycle path, within a cutting just outside of the kirkyard of Abercorn Church, the site of a 7th-century Anglian monastery.
Deposits of midden material, tipped down a steep hill, and pottery found in the topsoil provided evidence of medieval activity. Evidence relating to the alteration of the landscaped during the construction and later alterations to the designed landscape of Hopetoun House were also recorded. Two additional trenches, totalling 250m2, excavated to provide material for the construction of banking contained no significant archaeological finds or features.
Archive: RCAHMS
Funder: Sustrans Ltd
Headland Archaeology Ltd, 2010
Information also reported in Oasis (headland1-91088) 20 November 2012
Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
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Hopetoun Estate
Midden (Medieval), Unidentified Pottery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 320532 |
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DP 227173
Film ID photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227174
Pre-excavation view of track, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227175
Pre-excavation view of track, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227176
Pre-excavation view of track, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Pre-excavation view of track showing wall [001], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227177.jpg)
DP 227177
Pre-excavation view of track showing wall [001], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227178.jpg)
DP 227178
Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227179.jpg)
DP 227179
Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227180.jpg)
DP 227180
Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227181.jpg)
DP 227181
Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227182.jpg)
DP 227182
Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227183.jpg)
DP 227183
Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227184
Section through hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227185
Section through hollow way (south west end), photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227186
Section through hollow way (north east end), photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227187
Working view of de-stumping, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227188
Location view of hollow way trench, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227189
Terracing deposits 008 and 009, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Section through terracing deposit [008], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227190.jpg)
DP 227190
Section through terracing deposit [008], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227191
Post-excavation view of track to north of churchyard, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227192
Post-excavation view of BT track, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227193
Post-excavation view of banking, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227194
Post-excavation view of banking, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227195
Trench excavated to gain topsoil, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227196
Trench excavated to gain topsoil, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227197
Pre-excavation (and post de-stumping) view of track towards bridge, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227198
Pre-excavation (and post de-stumping) view of track towards bridge, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Wall [010], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227199.jpg)
DP 227199
Wall [010], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Wall [010], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227200.jpg)
DP 227200
Wall [010], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Location view of wall [010], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227201.jpg)
DP 227201
Location view of wall [010], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Wall [011], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227202.jpg)
DP 227202
Wall [011], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Wall [011], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227203.jpg)
DP 227203
Wall [011], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227204
Working view, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Stones [021] in cut [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227205.jpg)
DP 227205
Stones [021] in cut [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Stones [021] in cut [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227206.jpg)
DP 227206
Stones [021] in cut [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Stones [021] in cut [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227207.jpg)
DP 227207
Stones [021] in cut [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Stones [021] in cut [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227208.jpg)
DP 227208
Stones [021] in cut [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Section through [021] in cut [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227209.jpg)
DP 227209
Section through [021] in cut [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Section through [021] in cut [019], showing depth of deposits, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227210.jpg)
DP 227210
Section through [021] in cut [019], showing depth of deposits, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Working view of backfilling of slot through [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227211.jpg)
DP 227211
Working view of backfilling of slot through [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Working view of backfilling of slot through [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227212.jpg)
DP 227212
Working view of backfilling of slot through [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Working view of backfilling of slot through [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/l/DP00227213.jpg)
DP 227213
Working view of backfilling of slot through [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
DP 227580
Illustration accompanying report from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path
Records from Headland Archaeology Ltd, archaeologists, Edinburgh, Scotland
17/8/2010
© Copyright: Headland Archaeology Ltd.. Courtesy of HES.
![Pre-excavation view of track showing wall [001], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227177.jpg)
![Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227178.jpg)
![Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227179.jpg)
![Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227180.jpg)
![Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227181.jpg)
![Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227182.jpg)
![Walls [001] and [002] and hollow way, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227183.jpg)
![Section through terracing deposit [008], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227190.jpg)
![Wall [010], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227199.jpg)
![Wall [010], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227200.jpg)
![Location view of wall [010], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227201.jpg)
![Wall [011], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227202.jpg)
![Wall [011], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227203.jpg)
![Stones [021] in cut [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227205.jpg)
![Stones [021] in cut [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227206.jpg)
![Stones [021] in cut [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227207.jpg)
![Stones [021] in cut [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227208.jpg)
![Section through [021] in cut [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227209.jpg)
![Section through [021] in cut [019], showing depth of deposits, photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227210.jpg)
![Working view of backfilling of slot through [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227211.jpg)
![Working view of backfilling of slot through [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227212.jpg)
![Working view of backfilling of slot through [019], photograph from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian](http://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00227213.jpg)
Environmental reports from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Finds Documentation from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
Illustrations from watching brief at Hopetoun Estate for proposed cycle path, West Lothian
