Excavation

Date 27 May 2013 - 14 September 2013

Event ID 993846

Category Recording

Type Excavation

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NT 53314 74192 A third season of community excavation was undertaken, 27 May – 1 June and 9–14 September 2013. The garden has an area of 3.24ha and is enclosed by 5m high walls of dressed Garvald freestone to the N and rough masonry on the other three sides. Continuing investigations on the glasshouses on the N wall revealed the stonework from the 1783 building. This was intact and the massive mortar footings of the structures were uncovered. The garden walls were recorded photographically and each pavilion was recorded in 3D using photogrammetric software. A total of four schools were involved in the excavations.

Archive: Connolly Heritage Consultancy and RCAHMS

Funder: Connolly Heritage Consultancy and Amisfield Preservation Trust

David Connolly, Connolly Heritage Consultancy, 2013

(Source: DES)