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Bannockburn, Glasgow Road, Bannockburn Heritage Centre
No Class (Event) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Bannockburn, Glasgow Road, Bannockburn Heritage Centre
Classification No Class (Event) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 320718
Site Number NS79SE 899
NGR NS 79640 90570
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/320718
- Council Stirling
- Parish St Ninians
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Stirlingshire
Watching Brief (10 August 2011 - 11 October 2011)
NS 7964 9057 A programme of work consisting of a GPR survey, evaluation and watching brief was undertaken, 10 August–11 October 2011, in the car park of the existing Bannockburn Heritage Centre in advance of the construction of a new heritage centre. The trial trench evaluation consisted of the excavation of ten trenches, covering 360m2, equivalent to 15% of the development area. The trenches were placed in a diagonal pattern across the site and also targeted anomalies identified by the GPR survey. The watching brief monitored the excavation of one borehole and eight test pits. No significant archaeological features were recorded.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: The National Trust for Scotland
GUARD Archaeology Ltd, 2011
Information also reported in Oasis (guardarc1-115070) 27 August 2012
Watching Brief (9 July 2012 - 28 June 2013)
NS 796 906 A watching brief was undertaken, 9 July 2012 – 28 June 2013, during the construction of the new visitor centre. The work recorded several pits (two containing bone), the Bore Stone setting, four linear features and a possible stakehole.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: The National Trust for Scotland
Iraia Arabaolaza, GUARD Archaeology Ltd, 2013
(Source: DES)
Excavation (7 May 2012 - 11 May 2012)
An archaeological excavation was carried out by GUARD Archaeology Ltd, on behalf of The Centre of Battlefield Archaeology acting for National Trust for Scotland, on an area proposed for development at Bannockburn Heritage Centre car park. The trench covered 300m² of the south area of the car park. Eight significant archaeological features were encountered during the excavation work: four possible prehistoric pits, three stake holes and a post-medieval furrow . The work was undertaken between 7th and 11th of May 2012.
Information from Oasis (guardarc1-128923) 20 August 2012
Archaeological Evaluation (24 March 2017 - 27 March 2017)
NS 796 906 A programme of test pitting was undertaken, 24–27 March 2017, within the grounds of the Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre, over an area due to be developed into a Physic Garden. The project had a strong community engagement aspect, with work undertaken with four school groups and participation by 110 volunteers. A metal detector survey was also carried out. A total of 17 test pits (each 1m2) were excavated. No features of archaeological significance were revealed, though a range of later historic and modern artefacts was retained.
Archive: NRHE
Funder: National Trust for Scotland
Beth Spence – GUARD Archaeology Ltd
(Source: DES, Volume 18)
