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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

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Project Officer post – Milton Keynes

Project Officer post – Milton Keynes CFA are looking to appoint a full-time Project Officer based in our thriving Milton Keynes Office. Full details of the vacancy can be found via BAJR, including salary, benefits and closing date for applications: … Read More »

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Kevin

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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 lwhitelaw

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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 lwhitelaw

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 lwhitelaw

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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 lwhitelaw

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 lwhitelaw

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 lwhitelaw

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

Posted in Construction, Construction, Excavation, Fieldwork Services, Home Page, Home: News, Industrial Archaeology, News | Tagged Archaeological Evaluation, City of Glasgow, Commonwealth Games, Excavation, Industrial, Watching Brief Comments Off

Moulin Dane Stone

Pitfourie Standing Stone, known as The Dane’s Stone or Dane Stone, is a standing stone of late Neolithic or Bronze Age date located in a field to the north of Moulin, Pitlochry. During February 2014 local residents reported to Historic … Read More »

Posted on April 11, 2014 by lwhitelaw