Excavations at Oyster Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire, 1968–71

Fox, R.A. J; Barton, K. J.; Hoad, Margaret J.

doi:10.1179/pma.1986.003

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“…On one side of the plain, rectangular central plate were 65 teeth (12 per 10 mm); opposite were 88 smaller teeth (16 per 10 mm), each row being 12 mm long. This type of comb was common throughout the medieval period and into the 18th century although this example was of higher quality than most recovered from early post-medieval contexts (for comparisons see Grew 1984, 110 andFox &Barton 1986, 240).…”

Section: The Bone Combmentioning

confidence: 87%

Excavations at Balvaird Castle, Perthshire

Lewis¹

1993

PSAS

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Excavations within the inner court of Balvaird Castle revealed the layout of the south and west ranges as well as traces of earlier masonry buildings, one of which had been incorporated into the west range. There was also evidence to suggest that the site had been occupied prior to the construction of the castle's late 15th-century tower. INTRODUCTION (illus 1-5)Balvaird Castle (NGR NO 169 117) is situated near the head of Glen Farg, immediately to the north of the border between Tayside and Fife and 6 km west of Auchtermuchty. Standing at the east end of the Ochil Hills on an outcrop of undifferentiated Devonian andesitic or basaltic lava (Cameron & Stephenson 1985, 37 & fig 1), the castle commands impressive views in most directions and, although the ground rises slightly towards the north-east, visitors approaching from that direction could have been easily seen from the top of the tower.The tower, by far the most prominent building on the site, is L-shaped, with its larger chambers, including the hall, contained within the main block. Other offices, such as the kitchen at the lowest level and chambers above, were found within the smaller south wing. As a refinement on the basic L-plan, the entrance and spiral staircase are located within a small turret in the reentrant angle between the two wings. Over the arched entrance were the arms of Margaret Barclay and her husband, Sir Andrew Murray, the second son of Sir William Murray of Tullibardine, whom she married in c 1491 (NSA, 885). According to some authorities, this places the tower's construction within the last decades of the 15th century (MacGibbon & Ross 1887, 342), although the building's rather sophisticated design may argue for a slightly later date.Immediately east of the tower is an arched gateway, over which is a panel inscribed with the date 1567, and a passage, also thought to be a 16th-century addition, leading to the inner court or barmkin. The courtyard itself measures 20 m north/south by 17 m east/west and is defined on its north side by the tower and by masonry ranges on its remaining three sides, the east range being of the same constructional phase as the adjacent passage. An outer court, to the north of the tower, may date to the late 16th or even the 17th century: a similar date may well be applied to a walled enclosure, thought to have been a garden, and a larger enclosure, probably an orchard, which lie to the south and east respectively of the castle. In contrast to the tower, which still stands to its original height, most of the buildings grouped around both courts are now in a completely ruinous state and, prior to excavation, some of them were impossible to trace in outline. Throughout the castle the local volcanic rock was used as the principal building stone, even for wall faces, while

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Section: The Bone Combmentioning

confidence: 87%