Excavations at Stirling Castle 1977-1978

Ewart, Gordon

doi:10.1179/pma.1980.002

Cited by 14 publications

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“…Stirling Castle has been a principal focus of archaeological investigation over the last 30 years (Ewart 1980, 2001, with very little work carried out in the town. What work has taken place has tended to consist of small-scale trial trenches and evaluations.…”

Section: Previous Archaeological Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Archaeology of the Tolbooth, Broad Street, Stirling

Will

Addyman

2008

Scottish Archaeological J

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Between December 1999 and May 2000, a series of archaeological excavations and an architectural survey were undertaken in and around the Tolbooth in Stirling prior to the complete renovation of the building. The excavations uncovered information relating to the initial construction of the Tolbooth and to subsequent phases of rebuilding, repair and extension. They also uncovered evidence for the use of the site prior to its construction. Several stone-built foundations were discovered that relate to medieval tenements on the site, while metalworking remains suggest industrial activity to the rear of the tenements. In addition, historical records refer to executed prisoners being buried within the confines of the Tolbooth, and a burial was recovered from beneath the floor of the building.

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Section: Previous Archaeological Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Archaeology of the Tolbooth, Broad Street, Stirling

Will

Addyman

2008

Scottish Archaeological J

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“…Reduced Greyware First identified from excavations at Stirling Castle in 1980 (Haggarty 1980), this fabric may be seen as a late medieval equivalent of the East Coast Redwares, indicating a change in kiln technology and a move towards mass production in the late 15th and early 16th centuries (Hall 1996a).…”

Section: Gritty Waresmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Coleman¹,

Perry²,

Robertson³

et al. 2005

PSAS

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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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“…Scottish post-medieval reduced wares Three sherds of this fabric type were recovered and represent jugs. These fabrics first appear in the early 16th century and continue through the 17th and possibly into the 18th century (Haggarty 1980). They have a very wide distribution throughout Scotland but the only known kiln site is at Throsk on the upper Forth and this is the probable source of these sherds (Caldwell & Dean 1993).…”

Section: Post-medieval Assemblagementioning

confidence: 99%