The Haylie Neolithic Chambered Cairn in Largs is looking great. When I first arrived in Largs some four years ago it was in a sad state: overgrown, fence down and no interpretation board (there had been one but it had rotted away). What I didn’t know was that local historical enthusiast Richard Topping was on the case. And through his …
Ardrossan Castle Archaeological Dig August 2022
Rathmell Archaeology and members of the Ardrossan Castle Heritage Society recently had a dig at Ardrossan Castle. The dig was located in the area between the Castle and the Church in the hope of finding evidence of a settlement or trackway, with small 500cm square test pits being dug. Keep an eye out on the Ardrossan Castle Heritage Society Facebook …