Roxburgh, Floors Castle Estate, Kelso, Scotland - An Archaeological Evaluation and an Assessment of the Results

Wessex Archaeology

A modest assemblage of medieval finds, including mostly pottery and animal bone, was recovered, along with food remains such as oyster shells, hazelnuts, and grains of oats, hulled barley, wheat and rye. No structural evidence for the churches of the Holy Sepulchre or St James’ were recorded. A carved key stone in trench 4 may have derived from an ecclesiastical building, otherwise the presence of sarcophagi and graves suggested that trenches 4 and 6 were located in the grave yard of St James’ church. Time Team’s evaluation has produced significant new information on one of Scotland’s most important medieval sites.