Kirkurd Old Graveyard cell

Survey of Kirkurd Old Burial Ground

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Biggar Archaeology completed a survey of gravestone location at Kirkurd Old graveyard in the grounds of Castle Craigs Hospital in Peeblesshire. The site has...
St Mary's Church, Biggar

Survey of St Mary’s Churchyard, Biggar

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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...
The main war memorial beside the church.

The two war memorials at Elsrickle, South Lanarkshire

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The wee village of Elsrickle, in South Lanarkshire was recently made famous as being the village near the oldest known place of human activity...
Smithwood slip ware bowl – reconstructed

Early 18th century pottery from pre Lowland Clearance sites in Scotland

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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...
Wildshawburn stone circle stone at dyke

Wildshaw Burn Stone Circle

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Biggar Archaeology Group Clydesdale Project, Daer Valley project 2010 latest update. info@biggararchaeology.org.uk
Millhill of Wandel Trench 24, looking South. Trench 25 in background

Survey and excavation reports – Millhill of Wandel

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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 bell tower

Biggar Kirk a tour of principle features and brief history

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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...

The Howburn Farm Lithic Tools

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A new pdf report with a partial photographic presentation of the Howburn Farm Late Upper Palaeolithic and later prehistoric tool and lithic assemblage is...
Kirkurd churchyard

Survey of Kirkurd Churchyard

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In the spring of 2023 the members of the Biggar Archaeology Group with the support of Peeblesshire Archaeological Society and Scottish Borders Council surveyed...
A unique pair of napkin rings

Camps Reservoir excavation and survey report from 1992

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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...
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...
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,...
Tam Ward – the early years

Archaeological endeavour – a brief autobiography, by Tam Ward

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This pdf – Archaeological endeavour – a brief autobiography  is a true account of how I became involved in archaeology and the principal events which...
Gold, Silver and Bronze objects found in South Lanarkshire

The Treasures of South Lanarkshire

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What is Treasure? The Treasures of South Lanarkshire is an attempt by the author to highlight the almost unbelievable wealth of curated and built heritage of...

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...
Millhill of Wandel Excavation Report cover

Millhill of Wandel Excavation Report

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Download the Millhill of Wandel report  and adjunct survey of Hartside and Devonshire
Selection of Microliths from Daer Valley excavation

Daer Valley and Clydesdale Mesolithic Report

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Biggar Archaeology Group PDF Reports. info@biggararchaeology.org.uk
Biggar Kirk Report cover

Biggar Kirk report

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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...
Reindeer Hunters report

How did Late Upper Palaeolithic reindeer hunters live?

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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...
David Fisher, artist – his Clydesdale legacy pdf report

David Fisher, Artist 1946-2013 – his Clydesdale legacy

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This report David Fisher, artist – report on his Clydesdale legacy is produced in memory of David Fisher and hopefully as a more lasting...