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Threave
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Archaelogical evidence
Before the excavations at Threave in the 1970s, the prevailing view of the castle
was of a mighty tower house standing in splendid isolation on its island –
'a tower and nothing but a tower'.
But the excavations found the foundations of two substantial structures of fourteenth
century date – evidence of extra accommodation around the tower house.
Furthermore, artefacts recovered from the harbour mud at Threave shed light on
castle life during the time of Archibald ‘the Grim’ – a fine
collection of wooden bowls and plates, bearing the Douglas ‘heart’
on their bases, as well as leather goods and jewellery.
The transcript from the Voiceover on the Video used:
"What about these others…this obviously is a bowl…these bowls
are one of the great treasures in a way from the material at Threave castle…
and if it turn it over there’s a little heart which has been burnt in to
the back of it, the Douglas heart, that’s their main symbol, their badge,
their coat of arms."
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