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Sheriffside 2015

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27th Sep 2015

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Sheriffside 2015

Relive the fun and frolics of Sheriffside 2015   ah the joy of hot sunny days, rain and both great archaeology and great friends made or re-established.  Don’t be a...

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06th Jun 2015

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Sheriffside 2014 season

 The project was designed to undertake research and excavation on enclosures and hillforts in the Lammermuirs as part of the overall Rampart Scotland aims, to provide a corpus of data...

Always room for more - but this year the trench is going to be 20m square!

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31st Oct 2013

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Sheriffside 2012 season

The project was designed to undertake research and excavation on enclosures and hillforts in the Lammermuirs as part of the overall Rampart Scotland aims, to provide a corpus of data...

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20th Jul 2013

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So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu

The final day at White Castle saw all loose ends tied up and the backfilling of the trenches. The Rampart Scotland concept of small trenches to understand the bigger picture...

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16th Jul 2013

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Expect the unexpected

Sunday was a welcome day off from digging and Murray took everyone to Cove for a swim. So, suitably refreshed it was “back on your heads” for everyone. Five people...

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13th Jul 2013

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Its all about recording

Well you get to that point in an excavation when its all about recording. Every trench has been cleaned up for the cameras, with lessons in planning and site records....

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09th Jul 2013

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Flying High and the Big Green Machine

9th July 2013 Yesterday was mostly spent picking up people from Edinburgh and ferrying them to the bunk house at Whittingehame. Once settled in a visit to the site was...

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20th Oct 2012

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White Castle trials new aerial survey systems

In 2010 White Castle was the scene of a lot of activity on the ground, with survey and excavation taking place.  But in the skies above the site, there was...