McKinstry, L. (2019). Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership, Can You Dig It? Community Archaeology Project, Data Structure Report, 1.2.d The Castles of Kirkcudbright - Moat Brae. United Kingdom: Rathmell Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1083703. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership, Can You Dig It? Community Archaeology Project, Data Structure Report, 1.2.d The Castles of Kirkcudbright - Moat Brae
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1083703
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	The Can You Dig It archaeological excavation at Moat Brae in Kirkcudbright was carried out as part of the Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership project and involved input from archaeologists, volunteers and the local community. Though only two small trenches were excavated, the team of volunteers managed to identify at least three phases of activity at the site. The first trench, which was located to the immediate N of Greyfriars Episcopal Church, contained two deposits which were interpreted as either a possible surface/occupation layer from within the 12th-century timber castle/enclosure said to have been constructed by Fergus Lord of Galloway at Moat Brae, or as evidence for the start of the medieval town and burgh of Kirkcudbright. A thick deposit seemed to represent the period after the timber castle/enclosure had been abandoned and possibly related to its reuse as a burial site for the 15th century Franciscan friary, the church of which ('Greyfriars'), was located over the SW portion of Moat Brae. Over the post-medieval deposit lay made ground or demolition deposits which contained several artefacts that dated predominantly to the 19th and 20th centuries, though occasional sherds of medieval pottery and one sherd of post-medieval pottery were also recovered. The final period of the site seemed to involve limited landscaping carried out during the 20th century as the uppermost deposits contained a mixture of artefacts with a varied date range, though they were predominantly of 19th or 20th-century date.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Luke McKinstry
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Rathmell Archaeology Ltd
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic Environment Scotland (OASIS Reviewer) Dumfries and Galloway Archaeological Service (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2019
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Moat Brae County: Dumfries Parish: KIRKCUDBRIGHT Country: Scotland Grid Reference: 268297, 651101 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) CERAMIC (Object England)
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	16 Feb 2021

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