Watching Brief

Date 14 November 2012 - 23 November 2012

Event ID 993702

Category Recording

Type Watching Brief

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/993702

NM 2865 2452 Columba’s Shrine. A trench measuring 3.80m x 1.98m was excavated to record the surviving paved surface, previously recorded in this small ruinous building, currently covered by modern infill. This surface included a recumbent cross slab, subsequently lifted for conservation and display. The excavation confirmed that the paving was intact and generally set within a clay-rich bedding deposit. There was some evidence of another, possibly earlier, fragmentary paved surface to the N and S of the cross slab. The W doorway and W-facing elevation were also recorded.

Sponsor: Historic Scotland

D Murray 2013

Kirkdale Archaeology

OASIS Id: kirkdale1-311432