Posts Tagged as ‘cousland’

July 8, 2008

Cousland Windmill clearance

Well… the last element of the original Cousland BIG DIG, has been completed! The Windmill has been cleared and evaluated – and what a day… starting with the find of the day! A baby owl! Nicely rescued and moved to a safer place.

It was actually quite satisfying to chop down trees, cut nettles and [...]

April 3, 2008

Cousland Big Dig : day 4

WEll it was time to fill in trenches 1 and 3 in some severe weather…  but at least I have found that my body is stil up to the task of shoveling spoil and returfing! 
We opened up the castle trench, and have uncovered a rubble layer that stops sharply along a line.  This could represent [...]

April 1, 2008

Cousland Big Dig day 3

Our Historian Louise Yeoman has been working tirelessly, and on Wednesday will be presenting findings to the group, as well as showing them how to study documentary evidence.  One amazing fact that she has pointed us to is that Mary Queen of Scots mounted her horse near to Carberry Hill East Lothian. in 1547 after [...]

March 28, 2008

Last Day of Council – First Day of Community Project

Well, I give up my council job today.. back to normal… Its not so much going to another job, its just getting rid of one of four!
This means I can concentrate on BAJR, Past Horizons, CHC consultants. Start the Cousland Big Dig tommorrow at 10am…
It is however pouring with rain! [...]