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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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 in Excavation, Fieldwork Services, Home Page, Home: News, News
Tagged Archaeology, Bronze Age, Gleneagles, golf, ochil developments Ltd
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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 »
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
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GWest International Resort in Perthshire
CFA designed and undertook the archaeological mitigation in advance of the development of the 120 hectare GWest International Resort in Perthshire. An initial trial trenching evaluation was undertaken this required the excavation of 600 trial trenches with a total area … Read More »
Posted in Construction, Construction, Evaluation, Excavation
Tagged Archaeological Evaluation, Archaeological excavation, Gleneagles, Palisaded enclosure, Perth and Kinross, Roundhouse
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Musselburgh Primary Health Care Centre
In 2010 CFA Archaeology Ltd was contracted by Dawn Construction Ltd to carry out a programme of archaeological excavations required in advance of the construction of the £20 million Primary Care Centre in Musselburgh, East Lothian. The site was known … Read More »
Posted in Construction, Excavation
Tagged Excavation, Inveresk, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Roman
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