Across the Lothian Plain

Sheriffside excavations, East Lothian

Round houses and cairns, Balbithan, Aberdeenshire

Excavating the large ditch at Sheriffside, East Lothian

Hanka teaches the fundamentals of planning at White Castle

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Sheriffside 2016

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26th Oct 2016

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Sheriffside 2016

Relive the fun and frolics of Sheriffside 2016   ah the joy of hot sunny days, er…  bright days with light rain (sometimes – no really…  apart from a couple...

Sheriffside 2015

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27th Sep 2015

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Sheriffside 2015

Relive the fun and frolics of Sheriffside 2015   ah the joy of hot sunny days, rain and both great archaeology and great friends made or re-established.  Don’t be a...

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06th Jun 2015

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Sheriffside 2014 season

 The project was designed to undertake research and excavation on enclosures and hillforts in the Lammermuirs as part of the overall Rampart Scotland aims, to provide a corpus of data...

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04th Jun 2015

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Sheriffside 2014 – Gallery

Relive the fun and frolics of Sheriffside 2014   ah the joy of hot sunny days, of great archaeology and great friends!

Always room for more - but this year the trench is going to be 20m square!

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31st Oct 2013

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Sheriffside 2012 season

The project was designed to undertake research and excavation on enclosures and hillforts in the Lammermuirs as part of the overall Rampart Scotland aims, to provide a corpus of data...

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20th Jul 2013

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So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu

The final day at White Castle saw all loose ends tied up and the backfilling of the trenches. The Rampart Scotland concept of small trenches to understand the bigger picture...

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16th Jul 2013

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Expect the unexpected

Sunday was a welcome day off from digging and Murray took everyone to Cove for a swim. So, suitably refreshed it was “back on your heads” for everyone. Five people...

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13th Jul 2013

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Post hole and party

Today it was all about post holes. At least in two of the trenches that is… Last year David spotted another potential track way into Whitecastle, so one of the...

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13th Jul 2013

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Its all about recording

Well you get to that point in an excavation when its all about recording. Every trench has been cleaned up for the cameras, with lessons in planning and site records....

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10th Jul 2013

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Bitten by the bug

The White Castle team 2013 have really been bitten by the archaeology bug, or in other words the Scottish midge!!!     Trench 39 was particularly full of the little...