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E D IN B U R G H A R C H A E O L O G IC A LF IE L D S O C IE T Y
1 .
Sum m ary
G eophysical Surveys over the site ofp
-
A c r e h e a d F a r m , B a v e la w , M id lo th ia n
-
A rea ground resistance surveys w ere m ade over the site of the abandoned A crehead
F a rm

w h ic h h a d p re v io u s ly b e e n p la n e -ta b le s u rv e y e d a s p a rt o f th e in v o lv e m e n t o f the Society in the Scottish R ural Past Project.A n a e ria l p h o to g ra p h o f th e fa rm s ite is s h o w n a s Illu s .7 .1 . a n d th e su rv e y e d a re a in Illu s. 7 .2 .

The tw o
surveys w ere m ade to record features at different levels below
th e g ro u n d
surface; the
first surveyed
a t a p p ro x im a te d e p th s b e tw e e n
0.5 and
0 .7 5 m
a n d
th e
second between
1.0 and
1 .5 m . T h e p rin to u ts
o f th e tw o
surveys are show n in Illus.
7 .3 . a n d
Illu s . 7 .4 , re s p e c tiv e ly .
T h e m a in b u ild in g , w h ic h a p p e a r s o n th e s o u th e r n s id e o f b o th
printouts, m easures
a p p ro x im a te ly 2 0 m
E -W
b y
5 m
N-S. To the E
o f th is b u ild in g
is a less clear (and
p o s s ib ly la te r) a n n e x th a t m a y n o t b e o n th e s a m e a lig n m e n t. A
s e c o n d b u ild in g lie s
N-S adjacent to theN W
c o rn e r o f th e m a in b u ild in g . L e s s c le a r d iv id in g w a lls , w ith in
t h e m a in b u ild in g , d o n o t a p p e a r in t h e s e c o n d
survey and
p o s s ib ly
represent later
a d d itio n s w ith s h a llo w e r fo u n d a tio n s . A
significant low
resistance, to theN E
o f th e
m a in b u ild in g , in d ic a te s a p ro b a b le w a te rlo g g e d a re a th a t c o u ld b e th e s ite o f th e fa rm
w e ll. A p o s s ib le th ird b u ild in g lie s o n th eEside of the farm yard.
2 .
I n tr o d u c tio n
T he farm
lay close to the W
side of B avelaw C astle and to the E of
W e s te r B a v e la w
F arm ,
o n
g ro u n d
th a t
s lo p e d
N
to w a rd s
T h re ip m u ir
R eservoir.
N a tio n a l
G rid
R e fe re n c e p o s itio n s , p ro v id e d b y th e N a tio n a l L ib ra ry o f S c o tla n d M a p L ib ra ry , w e re
o b ta in e d f o r B a v e la w
C a s tle , E a s te r a n d W e s te r B a v e la w
Farm s and A crehead; the
last nam ed w as given asN T
16302 62927.F ro m
the first three nam ed the spot point
for A crehead w as calculated and plotted (see Illus. 7.2.).
A crehead
F a rm
w as
d e m o lis h e d
o r
f e ll
o u t
o f
u se
a t
th e
tim e
o f
a g ric u ltu ra l

im p ro v e m e n ts w h e n s m a lle r fa rm s w e re in c o rp o ra te d in to la rg e r u n its . T h e p ro x im ity of A crehead to B avelaw C astle probably hastened its dem ise as the surrounds of the castle becam e m ore an area of parkland than that of sm all-scale farm ing.

The surveys w ere m ade in order to augm ent the inform ation derived from the plane- table survey and area ground resistance m easurem ent w as chosen as a suitable m ethod o f in d ic a tin g w a ll fo u n d a tio n s . T h is

te c h tu q u e is d e e m e d t o
'r e s p o n d
w ell7 to sites
w ith 'm aso n ry
fo u n d a tio n s , p a v in g , c a v itie s a n d ro b b e r tre n c h e s ' a n d is 'u s u a lly t o b e
recom m ended'
( s e e
R ef
8 .1. ) .
G ro u n d
re s is ta n c e
m easurem ents
in d ic a te
th e
underground stone features that are not evident from the topographical
m easurem ents
m a d e in th e p la n e -ta b le s u rv e y .
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