Watching Brief
Date 11 February 2012 - 17 February 2012
Event ID 993035
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/993035
NT 0550 8020 A watching brief was carried out 15–17 February 2012 during the excavation of a series of eight trenches designed to hold collapsible bollards. The 0.3m deep trenches, aligned cNW–SE across the access road within the gateway at Blackness Castle, contained no features of archaeological significance. Traffic and successive dumps of aggregate have created a very solid surface over a shallow demolition horizon. The latter derives from a stone and brick structure, which lay between the present shop and the parapet wall. This structure was demolished in the late 20th century to allow car parking and easier visitor access. A flooring deposit of laid bricks from the building was found and it is likely that more of the building footprint extends across the present access road.
Gordon Ewart 2012
Sponsor: Historic Scotland
Kirkdale Archaeology
OASIS ID: kirkdale1-310756