Site Event/Activity record EHG4263 - Evaluation trench and test pits - Castle Sinclair Girnigoe (Aug 2006)
Location
Location | Wick, Caithness |
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Grid reference | Centred ND 3785 5491 (124m by 80m) |
Map sheet | ND35SE |
Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
Civil Parish | WICK |
Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Field Archaeology Specialists Ltd (FAS)
Date
Aug 2006
Description
Excavations were carried out by Field Archaeology Specialists (FAS) at Castle Sinclair Girnigoe in Wick, Caithness in 2006, following on from work in previous years.
Intervention 21, situated in the first floor of the West Gatehouse, and previously cleared of rubble overburden in 2004-5, involved the full recording of the exposed structural elements.
Intervention 25, located in the West Barbican, was carried out as part of a programme of public archaeology excavation as a means of investigating structural remains encountered during the evaluation, and inviting supervised volunteer participation in the project.
Intervention 26, an evaluation trench, was located on the headland adjacent to the Inner Bailey. It was opened up as a response to reports of a Roman coin hoard in the area, and to investigate the possible context of these finds.
As both interventions 25 and 26 were ongoing projects, they were not reported on fully in the August 2007 report but were to be written up in a future report. <1>
Note: the locations of Interventions 25 and 26 are not shown on any of the plans in the report.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG26498 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Clark, J, Garner-Lahire, J and Toop, N. 2007. Castle Sinclair Girnigoe Caithness: Archaeological Excavation: Report August 2007. Field Archaeology Specialists Ltd (FAS). Digital.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MHG417 Castle Sinclair Girnigoe (Monument)
Record last edited
Mar 25 2015 12:18PM