Fàilte gu Ionad Naomh Moluag

Progress Report.  Day 16.   Tomorrow (Friday) we close up Trenches 10 and 12.  In spite of the rain, the dig has been very successful, with 16 in situ burials excavated in 10 and samples collected for further analysis.  Even the many fragments of disturbed human...

Progress Report.  Day 12.   It was too much to hope for three weeks of good weather.  The heavy rain on Friday night filled the bottom of Trench 11, and the team of wonderful volunteers had a couple of hours of heavy work to prepare it for the Open Day.Their work was...

Progress Report. Day 9.   After a week of clearing the disturbed layers in Trench 10 round the Sanctuary Stone, the diggers have now uncovered relatively undisturbed in situ burials, including a surprising number of children.  These will be excavated very carefully....

Progress Report.  Day 6.   So far, the weather has been good for digging.  One very hot day (Wednesday 8th) and one cut short by heavy rain (Thursday 9th).  The forecast is good for next week and it looks as if we will not need to bail out trenches again.  Apart from...