WEST of SCOTLAND
ARCHAEOLOGYSERVICE
Annual Report of the West of Scotland Archaeology Service
2002/03
SummaryThis annual report covers the period from 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003.
New Casework 2002/03
Council Area
Total New Casework
Items
Argyll & Bute
435
East Ayrshire
183
East Renfrewshire
100
Glasgow
141
Inverclyde
79
North Ayrshire
159
North Lanarkshire
109
Renfrewshire
94
South Ayrshire
116
South Lanarkshire
292
West Dunbartonshire
114
National Park Authority
41
General/More than
53
1Council
Total

1916

Weekly
lists
50
48
52
51
48
50
50
51
40
52
53
33

Planning
Applications
210
68
32
35
7
52
39
33
41
158
38
4

578

717

Other
175
67
16
55
24
57
20
10
35
82
23
4
53
621

During the report period the West of Scotland Archaeology Service dealt with 1916 new
casework items (this compares with 1484 in the previous year) and carried out work on afurther 305 casework items registered in previous years. Work was therefore carried out on a
total of 2221 separate casework items over the year (1755 in the previous year). 578 of the
new work items were weekly lists of planning applications received from the 11 Councils,
and the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority after 24 July 2002, which weremonitored in order to identify planning applications raising archaeological issues. There was a
failure in the supply of weekly lists by South Ayrshire Council in late 2002 which led to a 3month gap in the monitoring of their lists and a consequent reduction in the identified numberof planning applications raising archaeological issues in that Council area.
Altogether 717 planning applications were identified as potentially requiring archaeologicaladvice across the area covered by the Archaeology Service, an increase of 21% on theprevious year when only 590 applications were so identified. Since the Archaeology Service
The Archaeology Service of the Councils of Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North
Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.

1was formally established in 1997, there has been a 125 % increase in the workload arisingfrom identifying and commenting on planning applications raising archaeological issues.
There is still no indication that the planning application workload of the Service has peaked
and most Scottish Councils are currently experiencing a 20-30% increase in the number ofsubmitted planning applications. 305 of the identified 717 applications raised archaeologicalissues which required advice from the Service, an increase of 28% on the previous year.
Summary Table of Planning Applications 1999-2003

Argyll & Bute
East Ayrshire
East Renfrewshire
Glasgow
Inverclyde
North Ayrshire
North Lanarkshire
Renfrewshire
South Ayrshire
South Lanarkshire
West Dunbartonshire
National Park
Total

Nos. Identified for Comment
99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03
91
111
127
210
35
49
56
68
10
15
30
32
16
29
37
35
8
11
3
7
31
39
52
52
14
20
30
39
28
29
46
33
39
60
50
40
57
77
123
158
19
20
36
38
4
348
460
590
717

Nos. Raising Archaeological Issues
99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03
42
59
45
90
13
17
27
23
3
3
7
11
8
13
18
12
6
3
-2
16
22
25
31
6
10
14
21
6
11
20
21
15
30
25
13
25
33
49
66
11
8
9
12
3
151
209
239
305

In addition to the weekly lists and planning applications a further 621 items of new work were
processed by the Service in 2002/03 (see table below - figures for previous year in brackets).
Pre-planning application enquiries
Development Plan consultations
Permitted development enquiries
Agri-Environment Scheme audits and other matters
Woodland Grant Scheme advice (private)
Forest Design Plans (private)
Other Archaeological Consultations (includes notification of new site information)
Sites and Monuments Record information management matters
Systems development and support matters
General or SMR enquiries
Policy liaison matters
Other (includes items sent in error)
Total

98 (104)
12 (7)
55 (47)114 (88)
3 (0)16 (6)
100 (40)138 (44)
16 (1)
56 (41)1 (9)
12 (8)
621 (395)

The total number of separate casework items processed by the Service in 2002/03 at 2221
(1916 new casework items plus 305 old casework items) represents an increase of 26.5% in
overall caseload when compared with the previous year. Altogether the caseload has increasedby 42% since the computerised logging of casework was begun in April 2000. There has been
no increase in the staffing complement of the Service to handle this increase in workload. The
The Archaeology Service of the Councils of Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North
Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.

2Service had only managed to sustain the caseload increase up to 2002 by improvements in its
operational methodologies, particularly development of digital systems, but it is now unable
to sustain the caseload within its existing staff complement. This is demonstrated by theService's performance in responding to consultations timeously (see Appendix 1). There wasa major drive over the report period to improve the overall performance of the Service inrespect of response times to planning applications which was achieved (66% response within
21 days as opposed to 47% the year before), but this was done at the cost of the performancelevel in respect of monitoring the weekly lists and all other areas of work.
During the report period 8907 (183 the previous year) new records were added to the Sites
and Monuments Record database and 8942 (2318 the previous year) existing records wereamended. The number of records added and amended was a considerable increase on theprevious year, largely resulting from the filling of the the Sites and Monuments Record
Officer post in May 2002 and the integration of a new download of data from the National
Monuments Record for Scotland. The Sites and Monuments Record Officer continues to bevital to the efficient running of the Archaeology Service, as without the efficiency of its
digital data systems the Service would not have been able to sustain the continual annual
increases in its caseload. Regrettably the Sites and Monuments Record Officer post is
currently filled on a three year fixed term contract because of an underlying financial
instability in the Service. This situation needs to be addressed as soon as possible and the post
filled on a permanent basis.
The Service prepared 20 briefs or terms of reference to control developer fundedarchaeological work, 14 for the Councils in connection with evaluation prior to determinationof planning applications, or for discharge of conditions on planning consents, 5 for Scottish
Water, and 1 for a forestry agent on a chargeable basis. Some of these briefs originated fromplanning applications or consultations considered first in previous years. Because of theincrease in the caseload over the years, the Service now actively avoids time consuming
preparation of formal briefs, relying instead on telephone briefing of archaeologicalcontractors acting for developers. This is not an ideal situation and has led to disputes over thedetails of the Service’s requirements for the discharge of conditions.

The Archaeology Service of the Councils of Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North
Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.

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Running the Service

1.1

During the report period the Planning Service Level Agreement, which had been underdiscussion the previous year, was approved by the Joint Committee. The Service Level
Agreement sets out the work items covered by the Archaeology Service for theCouncils. Any casework falling outside the terms of the agreement is subject to theService’s charging policy. It also sets out the parameters of the performance to beachieved by the Service in dealing with the planning and archaeology remit for theCouncils. The Service's performance statistics for the report period are appended for
information at the end of the report (Appendix 1). These statistics are exchanged on aregular basis with the West Yorkshire Archaeology Service for comparative purposes.
The Archaeology Service consistently performs worse than its benchmark partner inEngland because it has fewer staff. This matter is currently being addressed using partof the Service’s substantial surplus year end (Appendix 2) to employ an assistantarchaeologist for a temporary period of 12 months.

1.2

The Service's Steering Group met twice throughout the year to consider various
matters in connection with the running of the Service, and the Service’s Joint
Committee once to consider the annual report from the previous year and the 3 yearrolled forward financial programme.

1.3

Stuart Jeffrey was appointed to the vacant Sites and Monuments Record Officer postin May 2002, initially on a fixed three year term because of the Service's longer term
budget position. This is currently under review.

1.4

The Service's accounts were in substantial surplus at the end of the report period (seeAppendix 2).

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Sites and Monuments Record Maintenance and Development

2.1

Work on the maintenance and development of the Sites and Monuments Record wasresumed in the report period with the appointment of the new Sites and Monuments
Record Officer. 8907 new site records were added to the Sites and Monuments Record
database and 8942 existing site records were amended. Much of this resulted from a
new download of data from the National Monuments Record for Scotland (NMRS). It
is intended that in future there will be a regular exchange of data with the NMRS.

2.2

During the report period the Sites and Monuments Record Officer made a start on
clearing the Service's considerable data backlog. This is still ongoing with the help ofstudent volunteers over the summer period and considerable progress is being made.

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Advice to Argyll & Bute Council

3.1

Development Plan Advice
No development plan advice was sought by the Council during the report period.

The Archaeology Service of the Councils of Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North
Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.

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3.2

3.3

Development Control Advice
Over the report period 50 weekly lists were monitored for the Council and 210 new
planning applications were identified as raising potential archaeological issues, either
by the Archaeology Service or by Council staff. In addition further advice wasprovided in respect of 38 planning applications submitted in previous years. Argyll &Bute Council remained the largest Council user of the development control advice
service over the report period.
The 210 new planning applications received the following responses from the Service
in terms of the advice contained in National Planning Policy Guideline 5 and Planning
Advice Note 42:
Refusal of planning application recommended
4
Archaeological assessment or evaluation prior to determination required 13
Negative suspensive condition requiring archaeological excavation
14
Archaeological watching brief condition required
50
Avoidance/protection within or to side of development
1
Other condition
1
Refer to Historic Scotland (scheduled monument)
7
No issue or no action possible or necessary
115
Not received
6
Altogether 90 of the identified planning applications required some form of responseto mitigate the effects of the proposals on archaeological remains. During the period
the Archaeology Service prepared 4 briefs or terms of reference to aid theimplementation by developers of archaeological conditions attached to planning
consents by the Council.

3.4

The four recommendations of refusal of planning consent were all made in connection
with simultaneous applications for separate single dwellinghouse plots at Torran Farm,
Ford. The recommendations were made on the basis of the direct effects of the
proposed developments on known archaeological sites in the area, or the impact thedevelopments would have on the setting of other archaeological sites. In the event theCouncil decided to grant consent for the proposals notwithstanding thisrecommendation from the Service, subject to conditions securing archaeological work.

3.5

There continue to be difficulties in securing archaeological work in Argyll & Bute
even where the Council has attached archaeological conditions to consents, or whereprior evaluation by trial trenching is advisable prior to determination of the planningapplication as per the advice set out in Planning Advice Note 42. The Service spends
considerable amounts of time having to justify why the archaeological work needs tobe implemented and why the developer has to pay for it. This can be a problem
throughout the area which the Service covers but it is particularly acute on the Argyll
islands where the necessary archaeological work adds to the already high cost ofdevelopment, but where the archaeological heritage is also of a particularly highquality and very well preserved. There has been bad press for the Service on thismatter in Argyll for theoretically “stopping” development, although the Service is notaware that any development in Argyll has not proceeded because of archaeologicalcosts. The Service is sympathetic to the difficulties applicants face in meeting the costs
The Archaeology Service of the Councils of Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North
Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.

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of archaeological work, and tries hard to find ways and means of minimising thearchaeological costs, particularly to single house developers. In cases where theapplicants remain aggrieved, they are advised to take the issue up with the Council or
the Scottish Executive via Historic Scotland as it may be that thought has to be given
to other means of funding necessary archaeological work where there is genuine
financial hardship. Unfortunately Historic Scotland has recently issued a circular to theCouncil archaeologists stating thay they will only provide funding for developer led
archaeological work in very exceptional circumstances as follows:• where no party could have reasonably foreseen the extent/quality of thearchaeology• where adequate financial provision including proper contingency/insurance
was made• where the newly identified archaeology is of national importance.

3.6

Other Advice within the Council's Area
During the report period advice was provided to a variety of clients, including Council
staff, in respect of 175 other items of casework.

3.7

There continue to be a large number of enquiries from private individuals, butsometimes also from Planning Department staff, re proposed development of modern
single houses on “ruins”. Some, although not all, of the ruins are part of Argyll’s
medieval townships. The Service seeks to provide as good advice as it can regarding
the potential archaeological significance of the ruins based on historical map data
either held by the Service, or available via the worldwide web from the National Map
Library of Scotland. It remains difficult for the Service to judge in many cases whether
or not there is an issue, in the absence of adequate documentary or archaeologicalevidence, and therefore it frequently still recommends archaeological work at thedeveloper’s expense to demonstrate there is not an issue, unless there is clear
documentary evidence to the contrary. Little or no active archaeological research istaking place on this type of site in Scotland and it will remain an issue in the medium
to longer term. A solution sometimes suggested by the Service is to locate the modern
house off, or to the side of, the ruins, but this is sometimes at variance with planningpolicy which encourages development on older settlement sites.

3.8

The Service provided advice to the Council during the report period on proposals for
improvements to the airstrips and airport facilities on Coll, Colonsay, and North
Connel. All of the proposals raised some degree of archaeological issues with
Colonsay being the most acute.

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Advice to East Ayrshire Council

4.1

Development Plan Advice
No development plan advice was sought by the Council during the report period.

4.2

Development Control Advice
Over the report period 48 weekly lists were monitored and 68 new planningapplications were identified as raising potential archaeological issues, either by the

The Archaeology Service of the Councils of Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North
Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.

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respect of 25 planning applications submitted in previous years.
4.3

The 68 new planning applications received the following responses from the Service
in terms of the advice contained in National Planning Policy Guideline 5 and Planning
Advice Note 42:
Refusal of planning application recommended1
Archaeological assessment or evaluation prior to determination required 9
Negative suspensive condition requiring archaeological excavation
6
Archaeological watching brief condition required7
No issue or no action possible or necessary42
Not received (requested too late, non material amendments etc)3
Altogether 23 of the identified planning applications required some form of responseto mitigate the effects of the proposals on archaeological remains. During the period
the Archaeology Service prepared 2 briefs or terms of reference to aid theimplementation by developers of archaeological conditions attached to planning
consents by the Council.

4.4

Refusal of planning consent was recommended in respect of a proposal for a police
radio communications installation on Cairnduff Hill, Stewarton, which was directly
adjacent to a Bronze Age burial cairn, a prominent local landmark. The Service was
first alerted to the planning application by local objectors. Refusal of consent for the
installation was recommended on the grounds of impact on the landscape setting of thecairn, and on potential sub-surface, associated archaeological evidence in the area. In
the view of the Service the proposal was contrary to the development plan policies forthe area which protect archaeological resources.

4.5

The Service recommended prior evaluation by trial trenching of an area of ground at
Laigh Newton near Loudon Hill proposed as an extension to the sand and gravel
works in the area. The sand and gravel works are already known to have removed in
the past a Roman fort and an Iron Age palisaded enclosure. The latter was excavatedin 1993 prior to its destruction with funding from the quarry operator, Strathclyde
Regional Council and Historic Scotland. This was before the advent of National
Planning Policy Guideline 5 and Planning Advice Note 42 which make clear that it isthe developer’s responsibility to fund the archaeological work arising from his
proposed development. The recommended evaluation at Laigh Newton took place justafter the end of the report period and found a series of pits containing pottery dating to
the Neolithic period (that is, about 3000BC). Following an extension of the evaluation
trenches to characterise these finds, the Service subsequently recommended theattachment of a variation of the negative suspensive condition contained in Planning
Advice Note 42 to secure further excavation of the wider area, should the application
be granted.

4.6

During the report period there were several planning applications within the historic
settlement of Kilmaurs which was erected a burgh of barony in 1527 and which islikely to have existed as a settlement well before that date. The Service provides
outlines of the areas of potential archaeological significance within the historic
The Archaeology Service of the Councils of Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North
Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.

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settlements it covers to all member Councils as part of its digital archaeologicalconsultation trigger maps. Such an area exists for Kilmaurs and the Service
recommends the need for archaeological evaluation by trial trenching prior to theCouncil’s determination of planning applications within this area. During the reportperiod there were two such evaluations in Kilmaurs - in the Main Street and in
Fenwick Road. Neither produced significant archaeological results in areas close to
the site of the market cross and the tolbooth, the latter known to have existed in 1667.
The results at the Main Street site, which was in the backland of a plot, have beeninterpreted as demonstrating that early settlement in Kilmaurs may have been confinedto the street frontages with little development in the backlands as was common inlarger medieval burghs. The Fenwick Road site is thought to demonstrate that early
Kilmaurs did not extend as far north as was first thought and that development in thisarea did not take place until the 18th century. Once there is more evidence from further
evaluations within the archaeological consultation trigger area, the Service will be able
to refine the area so that it is more closely targeted, as for example, it has already done
for the settlement of Kilbarchan in Renfrewshire following documentary andarchaeological work arising from a planning consent.

4.7

Other Advice within the Council's Area
During the report period advice was provided to a variety of clients, including Council
staff, in respect of 67 other items of casework.

4.8

The Service was contacted during the report period by the developer of a housing site
at Mauchline Road, Catrine, who had just discovered the tail race of the lade of theCatrine Mills, most of the waterworks of which are a scheduled ancient monument.
The tail race did not form part of the scheduled area and development was wellunderway. The stone built tail race and lade within the housing site were very wellpreserved and were causing a severe engineering issue in respect of the foundations of
two of the houses. The Service tried hard to reach agreement with the developer re thepreservation of the tail race by infilling of the void with aerated concrete which would
preserve it in situ for the future without damaging the structure, and contacted Historic
Scotland re the provision of financial assistance for this. The developer was very
sympathetic, but in the event agreement was not reached because of a delay in theoffer of financial assistance whilst the developer continued to suffer financial loss
through delays to the building programme. Regrettably the tail race and lade were notsaved (the roof was breached and infilled with no special material) despite the best
efforts of the Service. This is a great pity as much of the rest of the waterworks arepreserved, although the mill buildings were demolished in the 1960s.

5Advice to East Renfrewshire Council

5.1

Development Plan Advice
No development plan advice was sought by the Council during the report period.

5.2

Development Control Advice
Over the report period 52 weekly lists were monitored and 32 new planningapplications were identified as raising potential archaeological issues, either by the

The Archaeology Service of the Councils of Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North
Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.

8Archaeology Service or by Council staff. In addition further advice was provided in
respect of 8 planning applications submitted in previous years.
5.3

The 32 new planning applications received the following responses from the Service
in terms of the advice contained in National Planning Policy Guideline 5 and Planning
Advice Note 42:
Archaeological assessment or evaluation prior to determination required 3
Negative suspensive condition requiring archaeological excavation
4
Archaeological watching brief condition required
3
Other condition1
No issue or no action possible or necessary
20
Not received (requested too late, non material amendments etc)1
Altogether 11 of the identified planning applications required some form of responseto mitigate the effects of the proposals on archaeological remains. During the period
the Archaeology Service prepared no briefs or terms of reference to aid theimplementation by developers of archaeological conditions attached to planning
consents by the Council.

5.4

5.5

5.6

There continued to be large scale greenfield development proposals in East
Renfrewshire, mainly for residential development. The Service routinely requests thatsuch proposals within the area it covers, are subjected to prior evaluation by trial
trenching, as the absence of recorded archaeological sites cannot be taken to mean
there are no such sites. The archaeological record for much of the area, particularlyaround the conurbation, is very poor through lack of previous work. The sample sizeof trial trenching that the Service recommends was raised from 2% to 5% of theplanning application area during the report period, following a national seminar on thesubject at Historic Scotland in October 2002. Studies in England had demonstrated
that the optimum sample size is 8% of the application area, but the Service decided to
set the sample size at 5% because proposed development areas in Scotland tend tohave rolling topography compared with the flat lands of England, and archaeologicalremains rarely exist on steeper slopes which are normally excluded fromarchaeological trial trenching. During the report period evaluation of this kind found aprehistoric site at the Mallots Rise development at Newton Mearns, the third find of its
kind in two years in East Renfrewshire in advance of development, demonstrating theefficacy of the greenfield evaluation policy. The site at Mallots Rise was the remainsof a round house of probable Bronze Age/Iron Age date (that is, any date between
about 1500 BC and 500BC). Post-excavation analysis, funded by the developer, is stillin progress. Once this is completed, there will be more accurate radio-carbon dates forthe house.
Other Advice within the Council's Area
During the report period advice was provided to a variety of clients, including Council
staff, in respect of 16 other items of casework.
The Service continued to provided advice and assistance on a charging basis to the
ASH Consulting Group who are the agents for East Renfrewshire and South
Lanarkshire Councils in respect of the development of the Glasgow Southern Orbital
The Archaeology Service of the Councils of Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North
Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.

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road. Arrangements were put in place during the report period for an archaeologicalwatching brief on certain areas of the proposed new road, pre-identified during an
earlier evaluation phase by archaeological trial trenching.
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6.1

6.2

6.3

Advice to Glasgow City Council
Development Plan Advice
Development plan advice was sought by the Council on two separate occasions – inconnection with the Strategic Environmental Planning Study of the Potential
Development Options of the Gartloch-Gartcosh Study Area, and in connection with anindividual archaeological site depicted on the City Plan.
Development Control Advice
Over the report period 51 weekly lists were monitored and 35 new planningapplications were identified as raising potential archaeological issues, either by theArchaeology Service or by Council staff. In addition further advice was provided in
respect of 22 planning applications submitted in previous years.
The 35 new planning applications received the following responses from the Service
in terms of the advice contained in National Planning Policy Guideline 5 and Planning
Advice Note 42:
Archaeological assessment or evaluation prior to determination required 3
Negative suspensive condition requiring archaeological excavation
3
Archaeological watching brief condition required
3Standings Buildings Survey condition
1
Avoidance/protection within or to side of development
1
Refer to Historic Scotland (scheduled monument)1
No issue or no action possible or necessary
8
Not received
15
Altogether 12 of the identified planning applications required some form of responseto mitigate the effects of the proposals on archaeological remains. During the period
the Archaeology Service prepared 3 briefs or terms of reference to aid theimplementation by developers of archaeological conditions attached to planning
consents by the Council.

6.4

During the report period there was archaeological evaluation of a site at 293
Gallowgate where the remains of the Auld Pighoose, or Maxwell’s Pighouse pottery
and a later infantry barracks were thought to have existed. The barracks, which existed
in the late 18th century, gave its name to Barrack Street leading off the Gallowgate.
The Auld Pighoose was a pre-modern pottery production site referred to in a legal caseduring the eighteenth century for which there is documentary evidence. It went out ofuse before accurate plans of the area were drawn up by the Ordnance Survey. The area
was also subject to major change in the late Victorian period with the advent of therailway. The pottery was known to have occupied part of the College lands on, or near,
The Butts - the archery practice field later occupied by the infantry barracks shown on
Fleming's 1807 survey of the city and on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map of thearea. The People's Palace Museum has on display three post-medieval green-glazed
The Archaeology Service of the Councils of Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North
Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.

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storage jars or "pigs" which were found in trench digging works near Barrack Street in
the nineteenth century. The evaluation established that most of the footings of thepottery site survive beneath the surface within the proposed development area, alongwith part of the barracks. The prospective developer of the site has options which
include either excavating the site of the pottery, which is likely to be an expensive
undertaking, or redesigning his proposals to accommodate its preservation within thedevelopment site beneath modern surfaces.
6.5

6.6

At the very end of the report period arrangements were put in place for archaeologicalwork in the Albion Street/Shuttle Street/College Lane area in fulfilment of anarchaeological condition attached to planning consent for a mixed use development.
The site was known to be within the area occupied by the Grey Friars in the medieval
period. The convent of Franciscan (Grey) Friars in Glasgow was founded in 1473-6,
its church being dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1477. It is suggested that thefriary was destroyed in the autumn of 1559 during the Reformation, but little is known
about its history. The archaeological finds at the site gave rise to considerable press
interest, as the practically complete burial ground of the friars was found along with
intact burials. Post-excavation analysis of the skeletons will tell us a great deal about
the friars and their lives. It is astonishing that the burial ground had survived, in viewof the comprehensive demolition of the friary buildings at the Reformation, and thefact that most of the area surrounding the burial ground had been heavily reduced by
the cellars of Victorian buildings. A well and fragments of tiles and pottery were also
found.
Other Advice within the Council's Area
During the report period advice was provided to a variety of clients, including Council
staff, in respect of 55 other items of casework.

6.7

The Service provided information and assistance to the local Councillor in respect ofthe proposed Bishop’s Estate project at Easterhouse which includes the site of themedieval summer palace of the Bishop of Glasgow on Lochwood Farm and the 17th
century Provan Hall which is in the ownership of the National Trust for Scotland. The
local community would like to have an archaeological excavation of the palace site but
this would be a fairly costly undertaking.

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Advice to Inverclyde Council

7.1

Development Plan Advice
No development plan advice was sought by the Council during the report period.

7.2

Development Control Advice
Over the report period 48 weekly lists were monitored and 7 new planningapplications were identified as raising potential archaeological issues by theArchaeology Service. In addition further advice was provided in respect of 2 planningapplications submitted in previous years.

The Archaeology Service of the Councils of Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North
Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.

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7.3

The 7 new planning applications received the following responses from the Service interms of the advice contained in National Planning Policy Guideline 5 and Planning
Advice Note 42:
Negative suspensive condition requiring archaeological excavation2
No issue or no action possible or necessary
4
Not received
1
Altogether 2 of the identified planning applications required some form of response to
mitigate the effects of the proposals on archaeological remains.

7.4

During the period the Archaeology Service prepared no briefs or terms of reference toaid the implementation by developers of archaeological conditions attached to aplanning consent granted in a previous year. The Council’s area continues to be quiet
in respect of developer funded archaeological work, although during the report periodarchaeological conditions were requested in respect of proposed major waterfront
redevelopment at Gourock, which was erected a burgh of barony in 1694 and which
may well have existed prior to that date. Waterfront redevelopment may reveal tracesof earlier wharfage and harbours.

7.5

Other Advice within the Council's Area
During the report period advice was provided to a variety of clients, including Council
staff, in respect of 24 other items of casework.

7.6

The Service provided information and advice to the agents for a developer pursuingthe development of a wind farm on Devol Moor behind Greenock. The area proposed
for the wind turbines turbines includes the scheduled Roman fortlet on Lurg Moor andthe wind farm is therefore likely to raise issues in respect of impacts on the setting of
the scheduled monument.

7.7

There continues to be interest in their heritage from members of the public within
Inverclyde. For example, the Service provided advice and assistance in respect of aclaimed covenanter’s well (White’s Well) and pulpit on the hillside behind Gourock,and a stone lined well discovered in Trafalgar Street, Greenock. The exact date of theformer is still not clear, and the latter, which is located in the 19th century extension ofGreenock, was judged to be pre-modern in date.

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Advice to North Ayrshire Council

8.1

Development Plan Advice
Requests for comments were received in respect of the preparation of development
briefs for four housing sites.

8.2

Development Control Advice
Over the report period 50 weekly lists were monitored and 52 new planningapplications were identified as raising potential archaeological issues, either by theArchaeology Service or by Council staff. In addition further advice was provided in
respect of 23 planning applications submitted in previous years.

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8.3

The 52 identified planning applications received the following responses from theService in terms of the advice contained in National Planning Policy Guideline 5 andPlanning Advice Note 42:
Refusal of planning application recommended1
Archaeological assessment or evaluation prior to determination required 6
Negative suspensive condition requiring archaeological excavation
11
Archaeological watching brief condition required
11
Avoidance/protection within or to side of development
1
Other condition1
No issue or no action possible or necessary
17
Not received
4
Altogether 31 of the identified planning applications required some form of responseto mitigate the effects of the proposals on archaeological remains. During the period
the Archaeology Service prepared 2 briefs or terms of reference to aid theimplementation by developers of archaeological conditions attached to planning
consents by the Council.

8.4

Refusal of planning consent was recommended in respect of an application to vary a
condition on an earlier consent requiring an archaeological investigation in the HighStreet, Irvine in advance of development. This case has been ongoing for a number ofyears with the developer not wishing to have to fund the necessary archaeologicalwork. Irvine is a medieval burgh and this commercial developer is not being required
to do any more than all similar applicants in medieval burgh areas throughout
Scotland. Irvine is suspected to have well preserved archaeological evidence beneathits modern buildings, as is the case in Ayr.

8.5

During the report period the Service was involved in discussions re the proposed windfarm on Busbie Muir which would affect the setting of Knock Jargon hillfort, ascheduled ancient monument. The Service was able to suggest amendments to thedeveloper’s landscape architects in respect of turbine locations which would mitigate
the landscape effects on the hillfort, leading to the production of a more acceptablelayout for the turbines. The Service was also able to assist in a similar case involving
the proposed development of 30 dwelling units adjacent to the scheduled Montfodemotte in Ardrossan. A motte is an earth and timber castle of medieval (Norman) date.
The difficulty in this case was not only impacts on the setting of the motte but also its
intervisibility with the later Montfode Castle to the north, which had superseded theearthwork castle. The Service was able finally to agree with the prospective developer
an acceptable compromise layout, which in the Service’s view addressed some of thesetting objections and advised the Council that, although in principle there was still acase for refusal, the amended application could be approved with the attachment ofsuitable archaeological conditions to mitigate direct effects on potential sub-surface
archaeological evidence surrounding the scheduled monument.

8.6

Archaeological work secured by condition attached to consent for rehabilitation ofproperties in Eglinton Street and The Cross, Beith identified the remains of a 16th/17th
century building embedded in later buildings. Little is known about the history ofBeith, although the church is known to date back at least to the 16th century. The
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finding of parts of such an early standing building, still intact within later buildings, isunusual, but not unknown in other historic settlements in Ayrshire.

8.7

Other Advice
During the report period advice was provided to a variety of clients, including Council
staff, in respect of 57 other items of casework.

8.8

The Service continues to receive new archaeological information from members of the
public in North Ayrshire for addition to the Sites and Monuments Record, forexample, a carved wooden object (unidentified) found near Lamlash, Arran, and apossible reference in a Spanish masonic document to a chapel in Benslie Wood,
Kilwinning. The Service has no record of such a chapel but there is a placename
Chapelholm Wood, half a mile to the west.

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Advice to North Lanarkshire Council

9.1

Development Plan Advice
No development plan advice was sought by the Council during the report period.

9.2

9.3

Development Control Advice
Over the report period 50 weekly lists were monitored and 39 new planningapplications were identified as raising potential archaeological issues, either by theArchaeology Service or by Council staff. In addition further advice was provided in
respect of 11 planning application submitted in previous years.
The 39 identified planning applications received the following responses from theService in terms of the advice contained in National Planning Policy Guideline 5 andPlanning Advice Note 42:
Archaeological assessment or evaluation prior to determination required 11
Negative suspensive condition requiring archaeological excavation
3
Archaeological watching brief condition required
4
Other condition
1
Refer to Historic Scotland (scheduled monument)2
No issue or no action possible or necessary
14
Not received
4
Altogether 21 of the identified planning applications required some form of responseto mitigate the effects of the proposals on archaeological remains. During the period
the Archaeology Service prepared 1 brief or terms of reference to aid theimplementation by developers of archaeological conditions attached to planning
consents by the Council.

9.4

There have been a number of greenfield development proposals in North Lanarkshire,
where the Service has requested a 5% trial trenching approach prior to determinationof the applications by the Council. Where such prior evaluation has taken place, it has
not produced the archaeological results which have been the case in East
Renfrewshire. It remains to be seen whether this is a factor of different groundconditions, topography, and soils which made parts of North Lanarkshire less
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attractive for prehistoric settlement and land use in the past. There have been too few
evaluations as yet to judge.
Other Advice within the Council's Area
During the report period advice was provided to a variety of clients, including Council
staff, in respect of 20 other items of casework.

9.5

9.6

The Service was asked to provide archaeological and historical information on the
Monkland Glen by the local community policeman who was planning a school visit.
The Service was also involved in discussions re research being conducted by Glasgow
University Archaeology Department on industrial heritage sites in Old and New
Monkland. The research is being funded by Historic Scotland and is expected to
produce geographical information on significant surviving sites for inclusion in theSites and Monuments Record.

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Advice to Renfrewshire Council

10.1

Development Plan Advice
No advice was sought from the Service in respect of Local Plan preparation within thereport period.

10.2

10.3

Development Control Advice
Over the report period 51 weekly lists were monitored and 33 new planningapplications were identified as raising potential archaeological issues, either by theArchaeology Service or by Council staff. In addition further advice was provided in
respect of 12 planning applications submitted in previous years.
The 33 new planning applications received the following responses from the Service
in terms of the advice contained in National Planning Policy Guideline 5 and Planning
Advice Note 42:
Archaeological assessment or evaluation prior to determination required 5
Negative suspensive condition requiring archaeological excavation
8
Archaeological watching brief condition required
5Standings Buildings Survey condition3
No issue or no action possible or necessary
11
Not received
1
Altogether 21 of the identified planning applications required some form of responseto mitigate the effects of the proposals on archaeological remains. During the period
the Archaeology Service prepared 1 brief or terms of reference to aid theimplementation by developers of archaeological conditions attached to planning
consents by the Council.

10.4

During the report period there was substantial archaeological work in connection witha condition attached to planning consent for the demolition and rebuilding of theretaining wall of the burial ground attached to Kilbarchan West Parish Church.
Although the building of the present church was begun in 1897-8, it is thought tooccupy the site of a much earlier chapel and burial ground.. The curving wall of the

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existing cemetery is taken to be an indicator of the presence of a pre-Reformation
graveyard, possibly dating back to the early medieval period, when circular or subcircular graveyards were normal. The placename Kilbarchan is also indicative of amuch earlier church site. The demolition and substantial disturbance occasioned by thepartial collapse of the graveyard wall provided an opportunity to ascertain whether
there was any evidence of an earlier church or early burials. The necessary
archaeological work was funded by the Council as developer in this case. In the event
large numbers of burials had to be archaeologically excavated and reburied elsewherein the churchyard. None proved to be earlier than the 18th century and noarchaeological evidence to substantiate an early church or burials was found. However
the documentary research associated with the excavation produced evidence whichallowed a re-examination of the extent of the area of potential archaeologicalsignificance associated with the early church and settlement of Kilbarchan. The
archaeological consultation trigger zone for Kilbarchan has subsequently been
redrawn and will be re-supplied to the Council in the next download of digital map
information from the Service.

10.5

Other Advice within the Council's Area
During the report period advice was provided to a variety of clients, including Council
staff, in respect of 10 other items of casework, most of it pre-application enquiries inrespect of proposed development or in respect of permitted developments or statutory
undertakings.

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Advice to South Ayrshire Council

11.1

Development Plan Advice
No development plan advice was sought by the Council during the report period.

11.2

11.3

Development Control Advice
Over the report period 40 weekly lists were monitored and 41 new planningapplications were identified as raising potential archaeological issues, either by theArchaeology Service or by Council staff. In addition further advice was provided in
respect of 24 planning applications submitted in previous years. A failure in theprovision of weekly lists of planning applications to the Service for a 3 month period
reduced the number of applications requiring archaeological advice from the Service.
It is likely that some significant archaeological issues were missed because of thisfailure.
The 41 new planning applications received the following responses from the Service
in terms of the advice contained in National Planning Policy Guideline 5 and Planning
Advice Note 42:
Archaeological assessment or evaluation prior to determination required 4
Negative suspensive condition requiring archaeological excavation
4
Archaeological watching brief condition required
3
Avoidance/protection within or to side of development
1
Refer to Historic Scotland (scheduled monument)1
No issue or no action possible or necessary
18
Not received (requested too late, non material amendments etc)
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Altogether 13 of the identified planning applications required some form of responseto mitigate the effects of the proposals on archaeological remains. During the period
the Archaeology Service prepared no briefs or terms of reference to aid theimplementation by developers of archaeological conditions attached to planning
consents by the Council.
11.4

During the report period substantial archaeological investigation took place in
response to an archaeological condition attached to planning consent for the extension
to the Kyle Centre in the High Street in Ayr. The extension is to be built on the site of
the former Carrick Halls located at the rear of several early burgage plots fronting theHigh Street. Before archaeological work began it was thought that the site was locatedon the edge of the oldest parts of the medieval burgh of Ayr – the Sandgate and thenorth part of the High Street, and that the excavation would prove that development of
the High Street, south of Carrick Street had taken place in the later part of themedieval period, or the post-medieval period. The excavation demonstrated that there
had in fact been 13th century occupation of the burgage plots, pushing back theprevious understanding of the date of occupation in this area by three centuries.
Substantial number of small finds were made, including a preserved leather shoe, andthere was also well preserved timbers due to the waterlogged nature of the site. There
will be a requirement for substantial post-excavation analysis of the finds from thesite, which the developer will be expected to fund before the condition attached to theconsent will be considered to have been discharged. The results of this excavation are
extremely important and have radically altered understanding of the growth of theburgh of Ayr in the medieval period, which is now known to have been more
extensive a settlement than previously thought to have been the case.

11.5

Archaeological investigations continued at Ailsa View, Doonfoot, Ayr, which had
been begun the previous year by a recommendation from the Service of the need forarchaeological evaluation by trial trenching prior to determination of the planningapplication for this greenfield residential development. The full excavation, required
as a subsequent condition of planning consent, discovered a range of on-site activity
from brief, and intermittent, Mesolithic Hunter-gatherer visits (c 6-7000BC) to Iron
Age settlement (c500BC) in the form of the remains of a roundhouse.

11.6

Agreement was reached with the developer of a single dwellinghouse at Doonbrae,
Alloway, Ayr re suitable foundations to avoid the need for major archaeologicalexcavation of features which had been found during a prior archaeological evaluation
the previous year. A radio-carbon date from a ditch crossing the site had produced adate in the 7th century AD, the so called period of the Dark Ages, for which there islittle or no historical or archaeological evidence for the west of Scotland. The
modification of the house foundation design has avoided the costs of the excavation
for the developer, and although no further archaeological information is forthcoming
as a result, remaining archaeological evidence on the site has been preserved in situ, as
per the policy set out in National Planning Policy Guideline 5 on Archaeology andPlanning.

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11.7

Other Advice in the Council's Area
During the report period advice was provided to a variety of clients, including Council
staff, in respect of 35 other items of casework, most of it pre-application enquiries inrespect of proposed development or in respect of permitted developments or statutory
undertakings.

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Advice to South Lanarkshire Council

12.1

Development Plan Advice
Initial contact was made with the Archaeology Service re the preparation of the
Hamilton District Local Plan.

12.2

12.3

Development Control Advice
Over the report period 52 weekly lists were monitored and 158 new planningapplications were identified as raising potential archaeological issues, either by theArchaeology Service or by Council staff. In addition further advice was provided in
respect of 38 planning applications submitted in previous years.
The 158 identified planning applications received the following responses from theService in terms of the advice contained in National Planning Policy Guideline 5 andPlanning Advice Note 42:
Archaeological assessment or evaluation prior to determination required 14
Negative suspensive condition requiring archaeological excavation
10
Archaeological watching brief condition required
40
Other Condition2
No issue or no action possible or necessary78
Not received
14
Altogether 66 of the identified planning applications required some form of responseto mitigate the effects of the proposals on archaeological remains. During the period
the Archaeology Service prepared 1 brief or terms of reference to aid theimplementation by developers of archaeological conditions attached to planning
consents by the Council.

12.4

Archaeological excavation took place at the proposed extension to Annieston sand andgravel quarry near Thankerton in response to an archaeological condition attached tothe planning consent. The remains of houses and pits dating to the Neolithic period(c3000BC) were found, plus a fine stone handaxe dating to the same period. As isusually the case in respect of archaeological remains on sand and gravel, there washeavy truncation of the buried archaeological layers as a result of the millennia of later
ploughing on the light soils associated with sand and gravel.

12.5

It is notable that although South Lanarkshire is the second largest user of the Service
in terms of advice on planning applications, it has not been so productive in respect ofarchaeological results, for example when compared with North and South Ayrshire,
East Renfrewshire, or Argyll & Bute, despite being one of the richer archaeologicalareas of the west of Scotland. There are likely to be several reasons for this – thediffering nature and locations of developments, different emphases in respect of

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planning policies, differing nature of the soils, and differential degrees ofarchaeological preservation.

12.6

Other Advice within the Council's Area
During the report period advice was provided to a variety of clients, including Council
staff, in respect of 83 other items of casework.

12.7

The Service was asked for guidance by the local Councillor and a Community Groupin respect of a possible excavation at Lickprivick Castle, East Kilbride. Very little is
known about the castle, which is now little more than a grass covered mound, but it isthought to have been pre-17th century in date. The Community Group had managed toobtain some funding and wished to video an excavation. It was explained that such an
excavation would be a costly and complex undertaking, but the Service offered insteadto assist with a video about the history of the Greenhills area (a member of staff of theService was interviewed on film), which was duly completed after the end of thereport period. The Community Group is now pursuing a bid for possible Time Team
excavation of the castle

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Advice to West Dunbartonshire Council

13.1

Development Plan Advice
No development plan advice was sought by the Council during the report period.

13.2

13.3

Development Control Advice
Over the report period 53 weekly lists were monitored (including one from theprevious reporting period) and 38 new planning applications were identified as raisingpotential archaeological issues, either by the Archaeology Service or by Council staff.
In addition further advice was provided in respect of 5 planning applications submitted
in previous years.
The 38 new planning applications received the following responses from the Service
in terms of the advice contained in National Planning Policy Guideline 5 and Planning
Advice Note 42:
Archaeological assessment or evaluation prior to determination required 3
Negative suspensive condition requiring archaeological excavation
2
Archaeological watching brief condition required
5
Refer to Historic Scotland (scheduled monument)2
No issue or no action possible or necessary
22
Not received (requested too late, non material amendments etc)4
Altogether 12 of the identified planning applications required some form of responseto mitigate the effects of the proposals on archaeological remains. During the period
the Archaeology Service prepared no brief or terms of reference to aid theimplementation by developers of archaeological conditions attached to planning
consents by the Council.

13.4

Archaeological work took place in response to the attachment of an archaeologicalcondition to planning consent for a residential development on the site of the former

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Denny Social Club, Woodyard Road, Dumbarton. The site of the proposeddevelopment is located on the west side of the River Leven, where it is postulated
there may have been a suburb in the medieval period at the end of the bridge from themedieval royal burgh of Dumbarton on the east bank of the river. In the event only
modern deposits were found at the site above fluvioglacial sand and gravel, with someintervening soils which were probably traces of the woodland/garden soil around
Levengrove House. The excavation has not disproved the existence of a medieval
suburb of Dumbarton west of the Leven and it will require further investigation in thearea before the possibility can be finally dismissed. The manor of King Robert I(Robert the Bruce) at Cardross is reputed also to have been located on the west side of
the Leven, possibly close to the route from Dumbarton, and this strengthens the casefor some form of settlement at the time on this side of the river.

13.5

Other Advice within the Council's Area
During the report period advice was provided to a variety of clients, including Council
staff, in respect of 23 other items of casework.

13.6

There were a number of requests for Sites and Monuments Record information frommembers of the public in West Dunbartonshire, including one from a student
undertaking Ph.D research on Neolithic sites (that is, dated to about 3000BC) in WestDunbartonshire. There has been little recent archaeological research in the area andsurvey work of this kind may produce information on unknown sites.

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Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority

14.1

During the report period the new National Park was established and the Service
continued to provide development control archaeological advice under interim
arrangements agreed with Argyll & Bute and West Dunbartonshire Councils. A
chargeable service level agreement is currently being negotiated with the National
Park Authority in respect of continuance of advice from the Service.

14.2

14.3

14.4

Development Plan Advice
No development plan advice was sought by the National Park Authority during thereport period.
Development Control Advice
Over the report period 33 weekly lists were monitored (from July 2003) and 4 newplanning applications were identified as raising potential archaeological issues by theArchaeology Service or National Park Authority staff.
The 4 new planning applications received the following responses from the Service interms of the advice contained in National Planning Policy Guideline 5 and Planning
Advice Note 42:
Archaeological watching brief condition required3
No issue or no action possible or necessary
1

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Altogether 3 of the identified planning applications required some form of response to
mitigate the effects of the proposals on archaeological remains, none of which was
implemented within the report period.
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Advice to the Scottish Water

15.1

There were 63 requests for assistance in connection with Scottish Water proposals
over the report period. Most of these were in connection with the upgrading ofreservoir security, the provision of stormwater facilities, or the development of
renewable energy installations at existing treatment works, rather than moreconventional new infrastructure proposal enquiries. The Service continued to provide
on behalf of Scottish Water detailed archaeological advice, detailed monitoring of
proposals, meetings and discussions as required, terms of reference and briefs (5 in thereport period), and monitoring of archaeological contractors in the field. In addition
further advice was provided in respect of 14 casework items submitted to the Service
in previous years.

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Agri-Environment Audits

16.1

Archaeological audits were supplied on an hourly charging basis to agriculturaladvisers for 114 agri-environment scheme applications. The sum of £4733 wasreceived from Historic Scotland to help cover the costs of providing the audits, mainly
for necessary Sites and Monuments Record work to allow audits to be efficiently
prepared, but it also covers requests from agricultural advisers for on-sitearchaeological management advice. This was a decrease on the previous year when thesum of £6110 was received from Historic Scotland.

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Public and Professional Relations

17.1

During the report period the Service provided one lecture on “Medieval Glasgow” tothe Lennox Heritage Society and provided an archaeological input to a seminar on thearchitecture of Glasgow held at The Lighthouse. The Service is continuing its policyof much less involvement in liaison and publicity matters, because of the pressure ofits casework. It is however seeking to react to social inclusion matters as much as
possible, for example, by agreeing during the report period to take a student over thesummer from Glasgow’s Diverse Groups Student Programme 2003 which aims to give
work experience to students with disabilities or from different ethnic backgrounds.
This proved to be a great success both for the student, who thoroughly enjoyed herplacement although she is not studying archaeology but sociology, and for the Service
which got 10 weeks of substantial work on its Sites and Monuments Record data
backlog.

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Appendix 1
Annual Performance Statistics 2002-2003 (figures for previous year in brackets forcomparison)
Weekly lists
The performance standard in the WoSAS Service Level Agreement for this area of work is
90% to be monitored and actioned within 14 calendar days of receipt.
Performance
73.7%(81.8%)
Planning and Listed Building Consultations
The performance standard in the WoSAS Service Level Agreement for this area of work is
80% to be actioned within 21 calendar days of receipt.
Planning Applications
Argyll & Bute
69.8%
(53.4%)
East Ayrshire
68.3%(49.1%)
East Renfrewshire
74.2%(41.4%)
Glasgow City
41.7%
(56.3%)
Inverclyde
28.6%
North Ayrshire
61.2%(42.9%)
North Lanarkshire
71.9%(20.8%)
Renfrewshire
64.5%(44.2%)South Ayrshire
61.3%(45.2%)South Lanarkshire
61.9%(46.8%)
West Dunbartonshire
75.8%
(50%)
Loch Lomond & Trossachs
75%
Overall Planning Application Performance
65.8%
(47%)
Listed Building Applications

75%(57.1%)

Other Work Areas
The performance standard agreed with the West Yorkshire Archaeology Service (benchmark
partner) for this area of work is 80% to be actioned within 21 calendar days of receipt.
Agri-Environment Scheme Audits61%(83.1%)
Pre-Application Enquiries
72.9%(63.9%)
Permitted Dev/Statutory Undertakings
62.2%(52.4%)
Forest Design Plan
61.5%
(71.4%)
Woodland Grant Scheme
33.3%--------Other Archaeological Consultations
91.1%(84.2%)
General/SMR Enquiries
82.3%(89.5%)
Other
71.4%(85.7%)
Policy Liaison------(75%)
SMR Information Management
33.3%(78.6%)SMR Systems Support & Development
87.5%(100%)Development Plan Consultations
16.6%(100%)Overall Other Work Performance
61.2%(80.3%)(SMR Information Management is incoming information for integration to the SMR. In
addition there is an ongoing programme of enhancement of SMR data).

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WEST OF SCOTLAND ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICEREVENUE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2003
ACTUAL
2002/03£
44,920156,315
11,98522,440
11,2207,140
7,650
11,220
11,220
11,220
11,22015,300
11,22024,48023,145
2,496
12,107
4,733
3,809
224,380

INCOME-DEFICIT/SURPLUS BROUGHT FORWARD
CORE FUNDING
Glasgow City Council
Argyll & Bute Council
East Ayrshire Council
East Renfrewshire Council
Inverclyde Council
North Ayrshire Council
North Lanarkshire Council
Renfrewshire Council
South Ayrshire Council
South Lanarkshire Council
West Dunbartonshire Council
West of Scotland Water
OTHER INCOME
Interest Received
Fees & Charges
Other Public Bodies
Miscellaneous
EXPENDITUREEMPLOYEE COSTS
Salaries - Basic
Salaries - Superannuation
Salaries - National Insurance
Salaries - Allowances
PROPERTY COSTS
Rent & Rates
SUPPLIES & SERVICES
Equipment - Purchase and Maintenance
TRANSPORT & PLANT
Car Allowances
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
Printing & Stationery
Postages
Travel & Subsistence
Courses, Conferences
Host Council Management Charge
PAYMENTS TO AGENCIES
Subscriptions

118,22198,54012,836
6,821
24
8,355
8,355
12,23912,239
4,327
4,327
7,564
289
425
1,365
485
5,000
73
73
150,779
73,601SURPLUS CARRIED FORWARD

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