Excavation

Date 2004

Event ID 935307

Category Recording

Type Excavation

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/935307

NJ 964 056 Following a project to record this structure in detail, four trenches were excavated to determine how much of the structure remained underground. Just inside the gate, a trench revealed that the foundations for the store buildings, used as housing for homeless families in the 1930s-50s, were well preserved. Theses buildings included a utensil store, 3.5m x 2m, a bedding store with fire place, 4.1m x 2m and ash and coal stores. Trenches in the area of the hospital and the gun emplacements showed that large parts of those structures had been completely removed following demolition. Over 1000 people visited during the excavation: many took an organised tour whilst others tried their hand at excavation during an open day.

Sponsor: Nortrail - The North Sea Trail.

A Cameron 2004.