Overgrass Tower consolidation monitoring (OASIS ID: alanwill1-199578)

Archaeological monitoring during a staged scheme of works to record, repair and consolidate the tower house. Consolidation works were carried out at the Tower between spring and autumn of 2014. These works included stabilisation of the Tower walls by initial removal or cutting back and poisoning of substantial embedded tree roots; the dis-assembly and re-building of some adjacent sections of masonry; re-contouring of the profile of deposits over the eastern end of the vault adjacent to the tumbled entrance to stabilise the area; and extensive re-pointing and deep tamping of both face and core work. An additional input involved the consolidation and clearance of building 2 to the north of the tower which showed it had been constructed as a cattle byre probably in the 18th century.