With contributions by S. Carter, R. Céron Carrasco, N. Crowley, A. Dunn, H. Kenward, C. Mills, T. O’Sullivan, A. Radley, D. Rankin, B. Will and GeoQuest Associates, and illustrations by D. Connolly.
The remains of the south-west corner of the 12th-century Cistercian abbey cloister at Dundrennan (NGR: NX 7492 4750) were cleared of rubble and 19th-century landscaping infill over four seasons of fieldwork in the early 1990s. Elements of the warming house, novice's day room, great drain and latrine block undercroft were revealed. Coupled with a short programme of geophysical survey and test-trenching, new evidence of the sequence of building for the abbey was revealed by excavation. The project was funded by Historic Scotland.
Author(s): Gordon Ewart
Series: Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports, 1
Publisher: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 98
City: Edinburgh
List of illustrations by David Connolly iv
List of Tables v
1. Summary 1
2. Introduction by Gordon Ewart 3
3. Historical context by Gordon Ewart 7
4. Archaeological stratigraphy by Gordon Ewart 9
5. Geophysics and trial trenches by Gordon Ewart with GeoQuest 37
6. Ceramics by Alan Radley & Bob Will 39
7 Small finds by Andrew Dunn 42
8. Window glass by Andrew Dunn 48
9. Architectural fragments by Andrew Dunn 50
10. Mortar and plaster by Naomi Crowley 52
11. Plant remains by Dorothy Rankin 53
12. Mammals and birds by Tanya O’Sullivan 57
13. Fish and crustaceans by Ruby Céron Carrasco 75
14. Molluscs by Stephen Carter 77
15. Insects by Harry Kenward 80
16. Burnt fuel remains by Ruby Céron Carrasco & Coralie Mills 81
17. General discussion by Gordon Ewart 82
18. Acknowledgements by Gordon Ewart 87
19. Bibliography 88
20. Index 90
