Excavations at Kelso Abbey

Tabraham, Christopher J; Cox, Eoin; Haggarty, George; Hurst, John G

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“…Some evidence for the crossing and the position of the south transept was adduced as a result of Tabraham's 1971 excavation (Tabraham 1972). Meanwhile, excavations in 1975/6 in the area to the southeast of the church succeeded in revealing the vestiges of extra-claustral buildings, one of which has been identified as the monastic infirmary (Tabraham 1984). Subsequent, smallscale evaluations by the present author to the east of the church, and in the area to the south and south-east of the 1975/6 investigations, proved largely negative (Lowe 1988).…”

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“…Similarly dated pottery was found at Kelso Abbey during Tabraham's excavations of 1975/6 (Tabraham 1984). Pottery from pits of his earliest phase is thought to date from the second or third quarter of the 12th century (Haggarty 1984, 397).…”

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“…The larger pottery assemblage from the 1975/6 excavations (Tabraham 1984) provides a useful reference to the Bridge Street material. Both are characterized by many near-complete vessel profiles from securely stratified early pits, followed by a scatter of smaller and generally undatable sherds.…”

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“…The same material was also used for paving. The stone, which probably derives from Sprouston quarry (RCAHMS 1956, 242;Simpson & Stevenson 1980, 23-4), 5km ENE of the town, was also used extensively in the construction of the Abbey church and was traced among the extraclaustral buildings investigated by Tabraham (1984) in 1975/6.…”

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New light on Kelso Abbey

Lowe¹,

Franklin²,

Hastie³

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Archaeological fieldwork on the old garage site on Bridge Street, Kelso, has revealed the extensive and well-preserved remains of buildings associated with the Abbey precinct. A series of large, substantial structures lay immediately to the west of the site of the cloister's west range. Pottery from the site includes stratified examples of an early pink Gritty Ware, similar to that found in early levels at Jedburgh. A rare condiment dish, possibly thirteenth-century in date, was also found. Evidence of copper-based alloy working was also identified. Two principal phases of construction were identified, separated by a major reorganisation and landscaping of the site, in perhaps the late-thirteenth or early-fourteenth century. One of the later buildings is tentatively identified as the monastic granary. There are indications that this part of the precinct was possibly abandoned prior to the Dissolution in the late-sixteenth century. Forming part of the later glebe lands, the area was ultimately given over to gardens. Includes separately authored contributions on

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“…Certainly some large hauls of metalwork have been found in the west, for example at Lochmaben and Threave Castles (Macdonald & Laing 1975;Good & Tabraham 1981). The apparently later start of the pottery industry in the west, compared to the 12thcentury dates of the Border Abbeys (Tabraham 1984;Haggarty & Will 1995) may reflect an acceleration of supply and demand for bronze and iron cooking wares, rather than a lagging behind of demand for pottery vessels.…”

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Three excavations in medieval Dumbarton: 94-102 and 101-3 High Street and 75 College Street

Coleman¹,

Perry²,

Robertson³

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This report describes the results of three archaeological excavations which took place within the medieval burgh of Dumbarton, two by Eric Talbot between 1971 and 1972 on the High Street and at College Street and the third, on the High Street, by SUAT in 1997. Evidence of medieval activity, including metal working, was found on burgage plots in the High Street. A large pottery assemblage provided an important opportunity to investigate medieval trends in a west coast burgh, an area hitherto under-represented in ceramic studies. Glass waste at College Street may have originated from the site of the late 18th/19th-century Dumbarton Glassworks.

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Sacred Heritage

Gilchrist

2019

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In this volume, Roberta Gilchrist critically evaluates the concept of sacred heritage. Drawing on global perspectives from heritage studies, archaeology, museology, anthropology and architectural history, she examines the multiple values of medieval Christian heritage. Gilchrist investigates monastic archaeology through the lens of the material study of religion and reveals the sensory experience of religion through case studies including Glastonbury Abbey and Scottish monasticism. Her work offers new insights into medieval identity and regional distinctiveness, healing and magic, and memory practices in the sacred landscape. It also reflects on the significance of medieval sacred landscapes as contested heritage sites which hold diverse meanings to contemporary groups.

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Excavations at Kelso Abbey

Abstract: Evidence for intense occupation, 12th-16th century; a ?mason's lodge was cleared for infirmary buildings, itself abandoned by end 15th for fresh rebuilding. Pottery, petrology.

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New light on Kelso Abbey

New light on Kelso Abbey

Three excavations in medieval Dumbarton: 94-102 and 101-3 High Street and 75 College Street

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