Six Castles and a Bastle in Upper Clydesdale

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This report features a localised grouping of castle sites and a bastle house that are given as a guide to defensive sites dating from...
Covington Tower Moat now filled in

Excavations and consolidation works at Covington Tower and Doocot, South Lanarkshire

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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

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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...
Illustration of Glenochar Battle House and Fermtoun

Glenochar Bastle House and Fermtoun

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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...
Lithic examples from Wester Yardhouse

A mixed prehistoric lithic collection recovered from fields at Wester Yardhouse Farm

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A mixed assemblage of pre-historic lithics including several tools was picked up from fields surrounding Wester Yardhouse Farm near Carnwath, circa NT 010 520,...
Old photo of Carnwath Mill showing upper entrance and fore stair

A Miscellany of Bastle Houses – updated report

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Since 1981 after the discovery that Windgate House near Coulter was a bastle house, search, survey and in some instances excavation, has revealed a...
Wintercleugh Bastle Trail info panel in the landscape

New heritage display panels installed in Daer valley

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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...
Sediment Coring

An appeal to the professional world of archaeology

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Lamington Church

Lamington Stone Report

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Selection of Microliths from Daer Valley excavation

Daer Valley and Clydesdale Mesolithic Report

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Archaeology in the Scottish Borders

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Latest excavation reports and archaeological news from the Biggar volunteer archaeology group in the Scottish Borders. info@biggararchaeology.org.uk
View from Tinto Hill – Cairn

Latest Reports – Crossing the Clyde, On Tintock Tap, two reports on mesolithic Daer...

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Brownsbank 3rd Interim Report

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Coom settlement position in the landscape

17th Century Settlement of Coom partial excavation in

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Download – Partial Excavation of the 17th Century Settlement of Coom in the Daer Valley | 1.5MB | Tam Ward, BAG | Survey and excavation...
A ruinous 19th century shepherds cottage (Pl 3) lies beside the bastle remains and it is clear that the later house relied on the bastle for much if not all of its stonework, as may be seen especially by the dressed sand stone in the ruin, most especially window and door jamb stones, roof ridge stones, gun loops and even a fine mantelpiece

Glendorch Bastle House partial excavation in 1985-86

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Download – The partial excavation of Glendoroch Bastle House, near Crawfordjohn, South Lanarkshire | 1.5MB | 2015 | Tam Ward, BAG | Partial excavation...
Broughton Heights Area

Broughton Heights Archaeological Survey in 1999

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Download – Broughton Heights Archaeological Survey | 1.5MB | 1999 | Tam Ward, BAG | Field walking and survey of an upland landscape in Borders...
Cist No 1. Cup marks on the side slab are natural

Excavation report of the three Early Christian graves at Lyne, in 2005

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Download – Excavation of three Early Christian graves at Lyne, near Peebles | 2005 | 1.5MB | Tam Ward, Bag | The discovery of a...
Harehill Knowe mound

Harehill Knowe survey & excavation

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Download – Harehill Knowe near Broughton, Peebleshire survey and excavation | 2015 | 554KB | Tam Ward, BAG | As part of a larger research...
Greywacke stairway at Glenochar bastle house

Building bastle houses and associates buildings

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Download – The logistics of building bastle houses and associated buildings in Upper Clydesdale | 2015 | 3.2MB – Tam Ward, BAG This report attempts to answer questions...
thumbnail of BAG_GLENDORCH_low

Some new reports

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