EAB3505 - Trial Trenching 1995 - BRODIE CASTLE

Five trenches were excavated over the area, although much of the north part of the site had standing trees which are to be retained. No archaeological evidence was recovered from Trenches 2, 3, 5, and the north part of 1, consistent with documentary evidence that this area was woodland from at least the 18th Century. A cut or trench with an almost vertical south edge was recorded in the south part of Trench 1 and Trench 4. Comparison with 1770 estate plans indicates that this could be the outer north edge of the 18th Century formal gardens to the north of the castle. Finds recovered were mainly glass wine bottles, and table and kitchen ware. In the mid-19th Century, this area had been levelled with a mixture of stone and midden material.