Primary Schools Excavation - Ben Lawers Historic Landscape Project

Primary Schools Excavation | Site Visits

Pupils excavating as part of the 2004 Schools Excavation

A Good
Archaeologist

One of the pupils examing a piece of pottery that was uncovered during the excavation

Excavation &
Site Visit

Pupils helping with the post-excavation work to help clean, organize and record all of the finds

A Farming
Life

Pupil excavating as part of the 2004 School Excavations

Kiltyrie
Trail

Kirsteen helping one of the pupils to excavate and identify artifacts

Other
Projects

Pupils cleaning artifacts as part of the post-excavation process, this allows for artifacts to be identified

Secondary
Schools

2004 | 2005

2004

In June 2004, the Primary 6/7 pupils from Killin, Kenmore and Glenlyon Primary Schools undertook an excavation at Kerrowmore, by Meggernie Outdoor Centre

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2005

The Historic Landscape Project for schools finished in summer 2005. The pupils from Killin, Kenmore and Glenlyon Primary Schools took part in several projects, facilitated by the NTS regional education officer – these included an excavation at Meggernie Outdoor Centre, the creation of a history trail at Kiltyrie, an oral history programme with local residents and participation in a research programme.

The third schools’ excavation took place at Meggernie Outdoor Centre, thanks to the landowner and the wardens at the Centre. Pupils from Glenlyon, Kenmore & Killin did some surveying, excavating and finds processing. They worked with archaeologists from Glasgow University and also the NTS regional archaeologist who has recorded the results.

John helping out with the pupils

John and the pupils excavating

Derek instructing in the use of the plane table

Derek instructing pupils in the use of the plane table

Pupils doing map reading exercises

Aileen showing excavation finds to the pupils

Aileen explaining finds to the pupils

Kirsteen helping the pupils excavate

Kirsteen helping pupils excavate

Derek instructing pupils in the use of the alidade

Derek supervising the use of the alidade

2004 Site Visit

Local primary school pupils visited the excavation at Tombreck in September. The pupils discussed the landscape - and why people choose particular sites for their homes and farms. They also considered the reason that this site had been selected by the archaeologists for the excavation. The pupils were then shown round the excavation - they investigated the work in progress, the tools being used and the finds.

Derek discussing how the landscape relates to the archaeology