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Recording a Victorian Icehouse at Newhailes Estate
Our survey team undertook a measured survey and historic building record of the ruined icehouse at Newhailes Estate, East Lothian
Evidence of Charcoal Production on the Moidart Peninsula
Survey of Ardmolich Wood in advance of felling operations and road upgrade led to recording of some twenty sites and targeted excavation
Grand Redesigns: a History of Remodelling at Dunbeath Broch
Structural survey and management assessment of the site highlighted multiple phases of redesign and remodelling
Glen Tromie: Traces of the History of a Shooting Estate
Detailed landscape survey revealed numerous abandoned post-medieval settlements and previously unknown shieling settlements
Recording Raasay House Pictish Cross Slab
Photogrammetry and laser scanning of an exceptional example of early historic art
Behind the Ivy: Kirkton Old Church, Burntisland, Fife
AOC Archaeology Group's survey has significantly furthered the understanding of Kirkton Old Church through detailed measured survey and on-site record and analysis, as well as some preliminary historical research. Surviving 12th/13th century churches are few in number and, as it is one that was abandoned early, shows very few major alterations to its layout after the 17th century apart from those blockings associated with the burial aisles.
Canna House: an Unparalleled Archive in the Inner Hebrides
AOC carried out a detailed programme of survey and recording at this uniquely historic home
Historic Building Recording of Magdalen Tower, Stony Stratford
AOC undertook a comprehensive programme of photographic recording at Magdalen Tower, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes
Dun Suladale, Isle of Skye: an Enigmatic Broch Site
In the summer of 2015, AOC’s surveyors undertook a detailed programme of recording at this little-known broch
Detailed Survey of Ballochmyle Cup and Ring Marks, Ayrshire
In the spring of 2015, AOC's surveyors undertook photogrammetry and laser scan survey of cup and ring marked rocks at Ballochmyle, Ayrshire
Community Archaeology at Dun Deardail Hillfort, Glen Nevis
August 2015 saw the first of three seasons of excavation at this enigmatic vitrified hillfort near Fort William
New Lodge, Bank Mill Lane, Berkhamsted
Excavations and HBR at New Lodge expored the medieval adn post-medieval landscape of historic Berkhamsted, Herts.
Torcastle: a Romantic Ruin Explored
In September 2015, AOC led a non-invasive survey training workshop at Torcastle for Lochaber Archaeological Society
Heritage Skills Training with the Inner Forth Landscape Initiative
AOC has been working with IFLI to deliver a comprehensive programme of heritage skills training
Woodberry Wetlands: an Urban Wetland Reserve
AOC recently undertook a programme of historic building recording at Woodberry Wetlands, London Borough of Hackney
Breaking New Ground at Dun Deardail Hillfort
From the 14th to 28th of August 2015, Nevis Landscape Partnership will be breaking new ground at Dun Deardail, as a team of volunteers conduct the first excavations of this enigmatic site with the support of archaeologists from AOC Archaeology Group (AOC). Dun Deardail is a vitrified hillfort; its wooden and stone defences were burned at such high temperatures, and for such a long time, that the stone fused together. This phenomenon was previously thought to be unintentional, the result of accident or attack, but experimental archaeology has shown that vitrification occurs only after long periods of burning: the fires must have been fed and stoked, suggesting that vitrification was an intentional process.
Restoration of Medieval Churches in the Hebrides
AOC has been involved in recording two well-preserved medieval churches in the Hebrides prior to restoration…