The organiser of the Group is Tam Ward, a Biggar Museum Trustee, electrician and amateur archaeologist. Unless otherwise stated, he will write the information on this Web site.

The archaeology section of Biggar Museums has been running since 1981, starting from humble beginnings with three people and not much experience. Since that time skills and knowledge have been developed in most aspects of archaeology, specialising particularly in the landscapes of the Upper Clyde and Tweed rivers.

The River Clyde

The River Tweed

The Group has been responsible for several major landscape surveys, a significant series of discoveries and excavations, and have developed museum exhibits and educational resources. Biggar Young Archaeologists Club has been running successfully since 1990. Conferences and seminars have been held, and activity events and lectures are an annual feature of our endeavours to interest the general public in heritage matters.

Much of our excavation work is in response to threats to sites, although we have developed research strategies to pull together various strands of enquiries, giving a better understanding of the overall landscape use, and also the various periods of human activity on them.

Biggar Young Archaeologist’s Club

This web site will be used to introduce the public to our work, all of which will eventually appear as reports, articles and opinions. It is hoped that the web will become an interactive site. We are seeking help, advice, funding and opinions on our work. Correspondence will be welcomed to our e mail address.

The web site will be under continuous revision while past projects are included and thereafter with current work results.

Motte and Baillie

Roman Legionnaire

‘We shall not cease from exploration

And the end of all our exploring

Will be to arrive where we started

And know the place for the first time,

Through the unknown, remembered gate,

When the last of earth left to discover

Is that which was the beginning.’

T.S.Elliot