Lynne Roy BA (Hons) MSC MCIFA FSA Scot
Project Manger (Consultancy/Geoarchaeology)
Lynne joined AOC Archaeology Group’s Consultancy Team in 2004 and is responsible for the production and management of a wide range of consultancy and geoarchaeological projects throughout the UK.
Lynne specialises in Environmental Impact Assessment and has prepared the ES/EIA Report Chapters for over 30 wind farm schemes in Britain as well as numerous large scale urban and rural developments. She is experienced in all aspects of archival, documentary and cartographic research, and in the development and negotiation of heritage solutions for large complex development proposals. She also has experience at Public Inquiry including preparation of Statements of Appeal and associated Rebuttals.
Lynne has a strong interest in geoarchaeology and its applications in both commercial and research projects. In her role as Project Manager within the Consultancy Team Lynne manages and undertakes the geoarchaeological and deposit modelling aspects of projects. She also specialises in soils and sediment analysis including micromorphology. Her most recent projects have involved micromorphological analysis of finely stratified floor deposits from the Iron Age settlements at Black Loch of Myrton and Clachtoll Broch.
Selected Bibliography
Robertson, J & Roy L.M 2019 A Scottish Iron Age Wetland Village Built from Nature’s Bounty: Understanding the Formation of Plant Litter Floors, Environmental Archaeology, DOI: 10.1080/14614103.2019.1618650
Crone, A., Cavers, G., Allison, E., Davies, K., Hamilton, D., Henderson, A., Mackay, H., McLaren, D., Robertson, J., Roy, L. Whitehouse, N.. 2019. Nasty, Brutish and Short?; The Life Cycle of an Iron Age Roundhouse at Black Loch of Myrton, SW Scotland. Journal of Wetland Archaeology p.1–25. Available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14732971.2019.1576413
Roy, L 2018 Micromorphology In Cavers, G and Crone A. A Lake Dwelling in its Landscape Iron Age Settlement at Cults Loch, Castle Kennedy, Dumfries & Galloway, Oxbow Books
Roy, L 2016 Micromorphological analysis of the buried soil In Crone A and Hindmarch, E Living and Dying at Auldhame The Excavation of an Anglian Monastic Settlement and Medieval Parish Church. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 125-126
Cavers, G, Crone, A, Engl, R, Fouracre, L, Hunter, F, Robertson, R and Thoms, J 2011 ‘Refining Chronological Resolution in Iron Age Scotland: Excavation at Dorman’s Island Crannog, Dumfries and Galloway. Journal of Wetland Archaeology 10, 71-108
Fouracre, L 2007 Soil Micromorphology In Toolis, R and Sproat, D The Transformation of an early post-medieval town into a major modern city: exaction and survey of the Waverley Vaults, New Street, Edinburgh. Post Medieval Archaeology 4(1) 155-179
Fouracre, L 2007 Soil Micromorphology In Toolis R Intermittent occupation and forced abandonment: excavation of an Iron Age promontory fort at Carghidown, Dumfries & Galloway. Proceedings Society Antiquaries 137, 294-6
Key Projects
Planning Inquiry Work:
Kilrubie Wind Farm, Scottish Borders; Matlock Moor Derbyshire; Forfar Local Plan Appeal
Management and production of archaeological Environmental Impact Assessments for wind farm developments:
Tangy IV Argyll and Bute; Mossy Hill Shetland; Cumberhead, South Lanarkshire; Beaw Field, Shetland; Blarghour: Argyll and Bute; Hopsrig Dumfries and Galloway; Flimby, Cumbria; Sober Hill, East Yorkshire; Burn of Whilk, Highland; Meikle Carewe Aberdeenshire; Drone Hill, Scottish Borders; Crook Hill Greater Manchester; Reaps Moss, Lancashire: Achany, Highland
Production of archaeological Environmental Impact Assessments for large scale rural and urban developments:
A2 Ebbsfleet to Bean Junction; A27; Nottingham Island; Kirby Hill Motorway Services Area; Rosyth Masterplan; Cody Park, Hampshire; Royal Ordnance Factory Chorley; Royal Ordnance Factory Bishopton; Elgin and Forres Flood Alleviation Scheme
