A fresh dig has started in a bid to identify a lost medieval palace in the Scottish Borders.
Archaeologists from around the world are taking part in a dig to identify a medieval palace in the BordersAn international effort is being made to identify a medieval palace in the Scottish Borders.
The palace entertained Scots royalty with at least three charters being signed there by Alexander II in 1236.Through the centuries, a substantial building on the Mantle Walls hillside was gradually lost, with stone being taken to build parts of the neighbouring village. His initial discovery of substantial areas of stonework beneath the harvested field led to historians and archaeologists taking interest.Following a geophysical survey in 2011 - which corroborated much of Alistair's mapping - excavations were carried out the following year and again in 2019.
"With each survey and dig we get more information, and hopefully over the coming weeks we'll be able to get closer to being able to say for definite what was here. This latest dig, which will last until 16 September, will concentrate on three or four pits surrounding the main protected area.Ian Hill from HARP Archaeology is leading the excavation.
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