Harehill Knowe survey & excavation
Download – Harehill Knowe near Broughton, Peebleshire survey and excavation | 2015 | 554KB | Tam Ward, BAG |
As part of a larger research project, itself originating from a programme of survey work in Upper Tweeddale by Biggar Archaeology...
Fruid Reservoir unenclosed platform settlements report
Biggar Archaeology Group PDF Reports. info@biggararchaeology.org.uk
Bronze Age Axe found in reservoir
A spectacular find has been made by the Biggar Archaeology Group at their excavation of two Bronze Age houses within Fruid reservoir near Tweedsmuir.
We have been working on the site since 2003, gaining access to it only in late...
Post medieval site of Logan
We are now able to show that settlements from c1600 to c1750 were becoming more materialistic than previously. Consumption of tobacco and wine is quite surprising for rural areas as is the quality of later ceramics including Delft and...
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 part of a group and was given in The Upper Tweed Archaeological Survey (Ward, 2004)...
Manor Valley
Lead Smelting and Burnt Mounds
The Manor Valley was chosen as a suitable area for teaching surveying methods to members of the newly founded (1995) Peeblesshire Archaeological Society (PAS).
This work became the first of three major surveys directed by the...
Reports on various projects
Biggar Archaeology Group PDF Reports. info@biggararchaeology.org.uk
Excavation report of the three Early Christian graves at Lyne, in 2005
Download – Excavation of three Early Christian graves at Lyne, near Peebles | 2005 | 1.5MB | Tam Ward, Bag |
The discovery of a single cist found to be eroding from a gravel bank led to the detection of...
Talla Reservoir
Talla Reservoir
A part of the Tweed project is to deal with the tangible remains of works associated with the construction of Talla Reservoir. The construction of the dam and the pipeline to Edinburgh was a major engineering feat in...
Radiocarbon Dates in 2008
Radiocarbon dates have now been received for a number of projects.
Fruid Reservoir
The Fruid Reservoir dates are 3100±35BP and 3150±35BP. This first of these was obtained from coppiced seven year old hazel used in the construction of the walls of...
Fruid Reservoir
Fruid Reservoir
The landscape survey of Fruid Reservoir, carried out as part of the Upper Tweed Project, identified numerous archaeological features including an unenclosed platform settlement.
As this lay in the zone exposed to erosion by wave action, it was decided...
Broughton Heights Archaeological Survey in 1999
Download – Broughton Heights Archaeological Survey | 1.5MB | 1999 | Tam Ward, BAG |
Field walking and survey of an upland landscape in Borders Region has produced a new level of data on pre-historic and post medieval monuments. A...
Woodend Bronze Age cemetery
The Woodend Bronze Age cemetery was investigated to include it in an area as a visitor attraction.
The site had been explored in the 1930’s (Stevenson, 1939) but with little in the way of a record of what was done...
Megget Reservoir
Megget Reservoir lies just outside the Peeblesshire boundary. However, the Tweed survey was continued over the Talla watershed because unusually low water levels in the dry summer of 2003 provided an opportunity to inspect parts of the reservoir floor...
Chapelgill in Glenholm survey and excavation in 2013
Download – Chapelgill survey and excavation | 2013 | 5MB | Tam Ward, BAG |
Through the survey and partial excavation on an upland settlement site, evidence of turf and lime mortared buildings and occupation dating from the 17th to...
Lyne Early Christian Cemetery
The Lyne cist cemetery was discovered by chance by David Cowley and his partner Sharon while visiting the nearby Roman fort.
A cist was found exposed on the summit of a gravel esker which had at some time in the...
Upper Tweed Project Reports for Logan and Woodend
Biggar Archaeology Group PDF Reports. info@biggararchaeology.org.uk
Kirkbank Earthworks, Broughton
Early OS surveys of the Kirkbank Earthworks, Broughton (NT 110370) indicated a fort site and subsequent RCAHMS reports suggested iron age. Recent removal of forest cover has allowed a more detailed survey and partial ongoing excavation. A cob loaf...
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Survey of Kirkurd Churchyard
In the spring of 2023 the members of the Biggar Archaeology Group with the support of Peeblesshire Archaeological Society and Scottish Borders Council surveyed...
