by Murray Cook | Jul 20, 2013 | Blog, East Lothian, Project News, White Castle
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 has proven itself. There is of course much more to do regarding collating OSL data, the...
by Murray Cook | Jul 16, 2013 | Blog, East Lothian, Project News, White Castle
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 decided to do the illustration course led by Tom Small and the rest continued in their White...
by Murray Cook | Jul 13, 2013 | Blog, East Lothian, Project News, White Castle
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. Cross-referencing has never been more exciting (well at least that is what David is telling...
by Murray Cook | Jul 9, 2013 | Blog, East Lothian, Project News, White Castle
9th July 2013 Yesterday was mostly spent picking up people from Edinburgh and ferrying them to the bunk house at Whittingehame. Once settled in a visit to the site was in order as a means of orientation. Today though, the hard work began and the big green machine came...
by Murray Cook | Oct 20, 2012 | East Lothian, Featured, Project News, Project Sites, White Castle
In 2010 White Castle was the scene of a lot of activity on the ground, with survey and excavation taking place. But in the skies above the site, there was also some work being carried out. Using the latest technology to survey from above using a camera platform and...
by Murray Cook | Oct 14, 2012 | East Lothian, Featured, Project Sites, White Castle
The archaeological excavation and surveys was undertaken during the first two weeks of August 2010, with warm and reasonably dry weather conditions throughout. While the excavation comprised one single trench, it was staggered down the slope so each section of trench...
