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Watching Brief
Date 23 June 2011
Event ID 964738
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/964738
HY 248 277 (Earl’s Palace), HY 239 285 (Brough of Birsay) and HY 2829 1172 (Unstan) A watching brief was maintained on 23 June 2011 during the excavation of shallow holes in advance of the installation of survey markers at three sites around Orkney. Two of the holes at the Earl’s Palace required the removal of whin dust or gravel, revealing in situ flagstone floors. The stones were not disturbed, as the survey points were marked by metal studs installed between the stones. All the other holes disturbed only turf and topsoil and revealed no features or deposits of archaeological significance.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: Historic Scotland
Kirkdale Archaeology, 2011
Information also reported in Oasis (kirkdale1-171087)
