COMMUNITY EXCAVATION – Lodge Moor POW Camp at Redmires Plantation, Sheffield
Come engage with Sheffield’s Lakeland history and help us investigate the former Lodge Moor POW Camp. Help us to understand the form, function, and size of the POW camp huts through archaeological excavation, recording, and survey. Volunteers will have the … Read More »
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Tagged Community Archaeology
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CFA awarded Minor Archaeological Services Call-Off Contract for Historic Environment Scotland (HES)
CFA are delighted to have been awarded the Minor Archaeological Services Call-Off Contract for Historic Environment Scotland (HES), providing archaeological services for all of the HES Properties in Care in Scotland. There are over 300 Properties in Care, which consist … Read More »
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Tagged Aberdour Castle, Croft-an-Righ, Fort George, HES, Properties in Care in Scotland, Ring of Brodgar, Skipness Castle
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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 in Construction, Excavation, Fieldwork Services, Home Page, Home: Feature, Industrial Archaeology, News, Transport
Tagged Archaeological excavation, Human Remains, Industrial, Manchester, osteoarchaeology, Post-excavation
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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 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
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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 »
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Tagged Archaeology, Bronze Age, Gleneagles, golf, ochil developments Ltd
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Greenburn Opencast Coal Site
CFA were retained by Kier Mining to act as consultants and contractors on their Greenburn Opencast Coal Site in Ayrshire. The complex covers a working area of c 9.2 sq km and projected coal extraction figures stand at around 12 … Read More »
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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 in Evaluation, Home Page, Home: News, News, Transport
Tagged BAM Nuttal Ltd, Borders Railway, Scottish Borders
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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 »
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Tagged Archaeology, Balfour Beatty, Brewery, Edinburgh University, Holyrood, Medieval, Tanning
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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 »
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Tagged Archaeological Evaluation, City of Glasgow, Commonwealth Games, Excavation, Industrial, Watching Brief
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Glencorse Water Treatment Works
Glencorse Mains, Penicuik – Archaeological Evaluation CFA were retained by ERM on behalf of Scottish Water to provide the Cultural Heritage Chapter for the Edinburgh Drinking Water Project. This is Scottish Water’s largest single investment project with a value of over … Read More »
