Survey of Kirkurd Old Burial Ground
Biggar Archaeology completed a survey of gravestone location at Kirkurd Old graveyard in the grounds of Castle Craigs Hospital in Peeblesshire. The site has...
Reservoirs 2021 – exceptionally low water levels
Revisiting some of our past excavations sites recently found the reservoirs are particularly low this year.
Some background information
The four reservoirs are Talla, Fruid and...
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...
Survey and excavation reports – Millhill of Wandel
From 2019 until 2022 excavations were undertaken at Millhill of Wandel. This came about as a follow-up to observations taken from Wandel Mill and...
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...
An Upper Palaolithc assemblage – Howburn Farm
Biggar Archaeology Group Clydesdale Project, Daer Valley project 2010 latest update. info@biggararchaeology.org.uk
The Howburn Farm Lithic Tools
A new pdf report with a partial photographic presentation of the Howburn Farm Late Upper Palaeolithic and later prehistoric tool and lithic assemblage is...
Camps Reservoir excavation and survey report from 1992
A survey and partial excavation of a series of Bronze Age and later structures exposed by the lowering of the water level in Camps Reservoir...
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...
Lime clamp kiln at Glencotho excavation in 2015
An Excavation report on the lime clamp kilns at Glencotho, Peeblesshire, Scottish Borders in 2015. Download the full report from here.
The excavated kiln is...
Earliest site in Scotland discovered
Unexpected and unique Upper Paleolithic finds recently discovered at Howburn Farm identifies this site as being the earliest in Scotland.
These finds have now been...
Sediment core labratory analysis 1
Labratory analysis of the sediments from the Priest's Well Basin, Elsrickle
by Richard Tipping, 2 March 2010
A lot of work since November 2009 has shown...
Glenochar Bastle House and Fermtoun
An account of the discovery, survey, consolidation, excavations and research of a 17th-century defensive farmhouse and buildings in Clydesdale, with supplementary contextual information.
This Glenochar...
New heritage display panels installed in Daer valley
As part of Biggar Archaeology Group’s (BAG) initiatives in local heritage matters, five new display panels have been installed in Daer valley for the benefit of...
Millhill of Wandel Excavation Report
Download the Millhill of Wandel report and adjunct survey of Hartside and Devonshire
Daer Valley and Clydesdale Mesolithic Report
Biggar Archaeology Group PDF Reports. info@biggararchaeology.org.uk
Biggar Kirk report
Download the report with this link Biggar Kirk Report
A brief history of Biggar Kirk and a tour of its principal features including its oak roof.
Biggar...
How did Late Upper Palaeolithic reindeer hunters live?
Download the full report How did Late Upper Palaeolithic reindeer hunters live?.
This essay attempts to understand aspects of the lifestyles of the Late Upper...
Treasures of South Lanarkshire – 4 reports in one
The Treasures of South Lanarkshire is an attempt by the author to highlight the almost unbelievable wealth of curated and built heritage of the area.
The...
A Miscellany of Bastle Houses – updated report
Since 1981 after the discovery that Windgate House near Coulter was a bastle house, search, survey and in some instances excavation, has revealed a...