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Cross Street Manchester

Since October 2014 CFA Archaeology have been intensively working under a large scaffolding tent on Cross Street, one of the busiest streets in the centre of Manchester. Due to the nature of our work; which involved the excavation of nearly … Read More »

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Kevin

Posted in Construction, Excavation, Fieldwork Services, Home Page, Home: Feature, Industrial Archaeology, News, Transport | Tagged Archaeological excavation, Human Remains, Industrial, Manchester, osteoarchaeology, Post-excavation Comments Off

New appointment to CFA’s expanding Milton Keynes office

Our Milton Keynes office continues to expand and CFA are very pleased that Tamlin Barton has joined the skilled team there to help support and develop this office. Tam joined the Musselburgh office in 2013 and has worked until now … Read More »

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Kevin

Posted in Home: News, News | Tagged appointments, Bronze Age, Crieff, growth, Milton Keynes, Wolverton Comments Off

Flower Garden Project at Newhailes House

CFA Archaeology Ltd are delighted to be assisting the National Trust for Scotland with their Flower Garden Project at Newhailes House, in Musselburgh, the home of the Dalrymple family since 1709. Newhailes’ formal flower garden fell into neglect during World … Read More »

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Kevin

Posted in Home: News, News | Tagged Archaeological excavation, Dalrymple, Musselburgh, National Trust for Scotland, Newhailes Comments Off

Live feed – Sovereign Square Excavation, Leeds

http://www.sovereignsquare.co.uk/ This link will take you to the live feed (15 min intervals) of our Sovereign Square, Leeds excavations. Use the zoom tools to zoom in to the archaeology!

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Kevin

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Sumburgh Head Lighthouse

The lighthouse buildings at Sumburgh Head have been authentically restored during a £5.4 million programme, culminating in the creation of a world class visitor attraction that opened in May 2014. The project sensitively restored the Category A Listed Lighthouse Buildings, … Read More »

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Kevin

Posted in Historic Buildings, Home Page, Home: Feature, News, Survey and Geomatics | Tagged British Naval Fleet, Engine room, Lighthouse, Scapa Flow, Shetland, Sumburgh head, WW2, WW2 radar huts Comments Off

The Mystery of Walter Mierzwa

CFA Archaeology discovered a dog tag during a metal detector survey in advance of the construction of Weston Longville Windfarm. The find was made on the former Weston Longville Airfield in Norfolk, which during World War II was known as … Read More »

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Kevin

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gWest International Golf Resort, Gleneagles

The proposed construction of gWest International Golf Resort by Ochil Developments (UK) Ltd, to the north of Blackford village in Perth & Kinross, was the impetus for a programme of archaeological work between 2006 and 2008. The extensive remains of … Read More »

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Kevin

Posted in Excavation, Fieldwork Services, Home Page, Home: News, News | Tagged Archaeology, Bronze Age, Gleneagles, golf, ochil developments Ltd Comments Off

Borders Railway Project

CFA Archaeology Ltd were chosen by ERM Ltd to provide consultancy services to support the application for Royal Assent of the Waverly Railway Bill. This included detailed a walk-over survey of the route, input in to the Environmental Management System … Read More »

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Kevin

Posted in Evaluation, Home Page, Home: News, News, Transport | Tagged BAM Nuttal Ltd, Borders Railway, Scottish Borders Comments Off

Holyrood North Archaeological Excavations

CFA have recently finished extensive excavations at the site of new university student accommodation just off Holyrood Road in Edinburgh. CFA have been working closely with the contractors Balfour Beatty since May 2013 to ensure important archaeological remains were fully … Read More »

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Kevin

Posted in Construction, Excavation, Fieldwork Services, Home: Feature, News | Tagged Archaeology, Balfour Beatty, Brewery, Edinburgh University, Holyrood, Medieval, Tanning Comments Off

The Commonwealth Games Athletes Village

The Commonwealth Games Athletes Village, Dalmarnock, Glasgow CFA were retained by City Legacy Ltd to undertake the construction phase archaeological works for the £400 million Commonwealth Games Athletes Village contract. This involved around 6 months of open area excavation which … Read More »

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Kevin