Historic Scotland Tag

In 2009 Headland staff excavated a previously unknown section of the medieval cemetery associated with South Leith Parish Church on Constitution Street in Edinburgh. These works were carried out in advance of the then expected construction of the Edinburgh Tram line to Leith and Newhaven. These...

Kisimul Castle is one of Scotland’s most remote castles, technically located in CastleBay, Barra in the Outer Hebrides but actually occupying a small island within the bay only accessible by boat. The history of the construction and origins of this castle are shrouded in mystery. In...

The Newbridge chariot burial was always going to be a hard act to follow – but let’s talk forestry and upland survey because, in its own way, what we called the ‘forestry contract’ was to play a central role in the early success of the...