Biggar Kirk a tour of principle features and brief history
Biggar Kirk, formerly known as St Mary’s Church is unique, being the last Pre-Reformation church to be built in Scotland. A fascinating history of...
Digitised M74 Report from 1992
The out of print report by Tam Ward on the survey work by the Biggar Archaeology Group as part of the M74 upgrade in...
History and Archaeology – Myth or Fact
A talk given by Tam Ward at Quothquan near Thankerton, some years ago.
History can be mystery and archaeology can be downright frustrating, often, literally,...
Survey of St Mary’s Churchyard, Biggar
This Biggar Archaeology Group report on Survey of St Mary's Churchyard is an update to previous inventories of the pre-1855 gravestone inscriptions in St Mary's...
Early 18th century pottery from pre Lowland Clearance sites in Scotland
Several excavated sites in southern Scotland have produced assemblages of early 18th century red earthenware and other types of Staffordshire type slip ware pottery. The...
The Howburn Book
At last, and it has been worth the wait – we have the Howburn Book, a report principally by Torben Bjarke Ballin, a leading...
The two war memorials at Elsrickle, South Lanarkshire
The wee village of Elsrickle, in South Lanarkshire was recently made famous as being the village near the oldest known place of human activity...
Six Castles and a Bastle in Upper Clydesdale
This report features a localised grouping of castle sites and a bastle house that are given as a guide to defensive sites dating from...
Excavations and consolidation works at Covington Tower and Doocot, South Lanarkshire
Covington Tower and doocot represent the best sites of their types in the Upper reaches of the River Clyde in South Lanarkshire. The site...
Biggar Town – Urban Archaeological Project and brief history
Limited excavation was undertaken at Covington Tower and Doocot in 1982 in advance of proposed consolidation works on the site to make it safe as...
