Jones, E., Macfadyen, K., Morrison, A., McMullan, R. and Addyman, T. (2015). Myrton Castle, Monreith by Port William, Wigtownshire: Archaeological Evaluation. Addyman Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1082179. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Myrton Castle, Monreith by Port William, Wigtownshire: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Addyman Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The Castle comprises a 15th century tower on top of an earlier motte, possibly 12th century in date, with a later 17th century range to the north. The investigation was undertaken in advance of a proposed scheme for reuse of the tower house. The evaluation comprised six trenches and revealed that the upper parts of the earlier motte mound comprised a hard dense clayey matrix. The tower wall had been dug into this material, with the inside excavated nearly 1m deeper than the exterior footings. The gun-loops in the east, south and west walls of the tower were situated immediately above the surface of the motte, above a projecting footing course. A clay-cut drain with stone capping was found on the east side of the tower. The position of the original north tower wall was located in Trenches 1 and 2. A possible stone turnpike stair was located in the north-west angle of the tower, possibly accessed by an external entrance. The north wall of the tower was deliberately dismantled prior to the addition of the later range in the 17th century and replaced by an internal cross wall. This wall was later removed, probably in the late 18th century, when other repairs and alterations to the range were made. The doocot was added in the early 19th century. Finds comprised 17th and 18th century ceramics and a 17th-century Dutch coin, with few finds post-dating 1800.
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Author:		 E Jones
K Macfadyen
Andrew Morrison
R McMullan
Tom Addyman
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Publisher:		 Addyman Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic Environment Scotland (OASIS Reviewer)
Dumfries and Galloway Archaeological Service (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Site: Myrton Castle
County: Dumfries
Parish: MOCHRUM
Country: Scotland
Grid Reference: 236016, 543275 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) CERAMIC (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) COIN (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) MOTTE (Monus)
MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) TOWER HOUSE (Monus)
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Created Date:		 22 Oct 2020