Excavation

Date 18 March 2011

Event ID 962509

Category Recording

Type Excavation

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/962509

NS 3391 7828 A large stone block was discovered by gardeners creating a new garden border close to the car park at Geilston House. An excavation around the block on 18 March 2011 showed it to be a large boulder, 0.90m long by 0.85m wide and up to 0.28m thick. The block had a drilled socket, measuring 0.05m in diameter and 0.06m deep towards the SW corner. The block was joined to a smaller separate stone, 0.7 x 0.5m, by two iron staples. This smaller stone lay to the SE of the former. It is unclear why the two stones are joined together with iron brackets, but the most convincing explanation is that the larger stone with the drilled socket was the footing for an iron fence post.

Archive: RCAHMS (intended)

Funder: The National Trust for Scotland

The National Trust for Scotland, 2011