URsTV returned to Kilwinning Abbey to discover if anything interesting had been uncovered during the archaeological dig and met up with Edward Somerville who is one of the volunteers. Edward gave URsTV this exclusive interview which was fascinating.

Volunteers - Jim, Jess, Edward and Dorothy

The dig and indeed archaeologyitself has various different goals, which range from studying human evolution to cultural evolution and understanding local cultural history. Some coins have been found on the site – but although they were not old enough to cause any kind of excitement they did provide some amusement to the many volunteers!

The Abbey Tower Heritage Centre is full of information as well as access to the many many stairs which lead up to the top of the Tower and offers a spectacular view for miles in every direction. Entry is free and so are the many leaflets and the volunteers are a mine of information as well.

A copy of the leaflet “The Dig” is on the next page which is also full of information.