Castle Sinclair Girnigoe 2009.

MOAT EXCAVATION PROJECT
2009 PRELIMINARY REPORT

This document presents the preliminary results of the
first season of excavation of the Moat Project at Castle
Sinclair Girnigoe by Field Archaeology Specialists
(FAS) Ltd for the Clan Sinclair Trust. Fieldwork was
undertaken during August 2009 and was carried out in
collaboration with volunteers from the Caithness
Archaeological Trust (Plate 1).

This is quite a long and interesting report. Anyone wishing a full copy may do so by contacting the Caithness Archaeological Trust office:

E Mail: email@caithnessarchaeology.org.uk
or
Caithness Archaeological Trust
Old School House
Dunbeath
Caithness
KW6 6ED

Scottish Archaeology Month 2009.
Sat 12th. Search for Vikings within a Bronze Age Landscape.

	This walk took place over the landscape dominated by the Wag of Forse and was approached from the area just above the Wag.
As we descended down into the landscape we came to a Hut Circle and then down and across towards yet another.
 Below us at the far side of a flat plateau of grazing ground and enclosed by several stone bordered enclosures were three Burnt Mounds.
Further southward we could make out several other points of interest;
The remains of a rectantular shaped dwelling with a semi-circular stone cell-like structure at one end - possibly a kiln for grain drying.-Viking?
 Who knows, for without excavation it can only really be conjecture at this time.
 The Wag itself was then visited.
By Derek R. Edwards -CAT.



July 21st. 2009.
Chapel Hill, Ballachly.

  		  Excavations have taken place again this last few weeks, undertaken by the University of Nottingham, under the direction of Lloyd Laing.
An end of excavation talk was given by Lloyd on Thursday 16th. July, '09 at Dunbeath Heritage Centre. 
The talk was presented to an appreciative audience of 30 people.
 We look forward to receiving in the not too distant time, the next interim report.
 Meantime, the following "Unofficial" photos will give a glimpse of what they have been doing these last few weeks.
 Apologies that these photos do not show any ranging poles for scaling.