Category Archives: Project

Day 9 update and Day 10: the appendix

Posted on September 22, 2013 by lochbrowlandscape

For most Lochbrow Landscape Project members day 9 (Friday) was the last day of the project. The last grid was surveyed, the bamboo canes and equipment were tidied away and we left the site satisfied by the volume of work … Continue reading →

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The geo-archaeology of Lochbrow

Posted on September 20, 2013 by fossiliam

I’ve still not written up the piece on the glacial history of the Lochbrow area that I said I would write last year, though I promise I will soon. In the mean time, I want to write briefly about how … Continue reading →

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Newsflash!

Posted on September 19, 2013 by lochbrowlandscape

Today the Lochbrow Landscape Project reached a momentous milestone …. the last magnetometer grid in the north field was surveyed. ‘Partial grid queen’ Sophie, ably assisted by Liam and Kirsty, completed the very last magnetometry grid. A small celebration was … Continue reading →

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Day 7 update

Posted on September 18, 2013 by lochbrowlandscape

Surprisingly it’s already day 7 of the 2013 season of the Lochbrow Landscape Project (the time seems to have flown past!). Our numbers were increased at the weekend with the arrival of a group of volunteers from the Universities of … Continue reading →

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And we’re back!

Posted on September 15, 2013 by lochbrowlandscape

Day four of the 2013 season of the Lochbrow Landscape Project and we are currently sheltering from the wind and rain in our cottage. Despite being rained off today, we’ve done plenty of work over the last few days. We’ve … Continue reading →

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The 2013 season begins (almost!)

Posted on September 11, 2013 by lochbrowlandscape

So that’s it. The 2013 season of fieldwork for the Lochbrow Landscape Project is upon us again. We’ll be beginning to survey again tomorrow, with a number of volunteers joining us at various points over the weekend. If you’re local … Continue reading →

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2013 season announcement

Posted on August 7, 2013 by lochbrowlandscape

We are pleased to announce that the Lochbrow Landscape Project will be returning to Lochbrow for another season of survey from Thursday the 12th of September to Saturday the 21st of September. We are looking for volunteers, both from Dumfries … Continue reading →

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Spring has sprung!

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Dottie_GM

We are delighted to announce we have been fully funded for the upcoming 2013 season by the Society of Antiquaries of London. We are very grateful for their continued support and excited to be able to continue our work at … Continue reading →

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Happy new year from all at the Lochbrow Landscape Project!

Posted on January 8, 2013 by lochbrowlandscape

We may have set aside our surveying instruments and left Lochbrow for another year, but this doesn’t mean that we have been sitting back taking things easy (well maybe we have over Christmas and New Year, though I think we … Continue reading →

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‘Land detectives’ – the Lochbrow Landscape Project makes the news again!

Posted on October 16, 2012 by lochbrowlandscape

The Lochbrow Landscape Project and our collaboration with Discovering Dumfries and Galloway’s Past made the news again at the beginning of October. The above article was published in the Dumfries and Galloway Standard on the 3rd of October. To clarify, … Continue reading →

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