{"id":31,"date":"2019-05-24T16:22:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T16:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guard-archaeology.co.uk\/BigDigPaisley2019\/?p=31"},"modified":"2020-04-07T14:34:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T14:34:42","slug":"unearthing-the-secrets-of-paisley-landmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/BigDigPaisley2019\/?p=31","title":{"rendered":"Unearthing the secrets of Paisley Landmark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/guard-archaeology.co.uk\/BigDigPaisley2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Paisley-Abbey-Great-Drain1-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32\" width=\"225\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/BigDigPaisley2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Paisley-Abbey-Great-Drain1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/BigDigPaisley2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Paisley-Abbey-Great-Drain1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/BigDigPaisley2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Paisley-Abbey-Great-Drain1-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/BigDigPaisley2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Paisley-Abbey-Great-Drain1-624x938.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption>Paisley Abbey Great Drain<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest-ever exploration of one of Renfrewshire\u2019s most mysterious historical features is now underway and hopes to unveil some centuries-old secrets of Paisley Abbey&#8217;s Great Drain \u2013 a complex underground structure which links the town\u2019s 850-year-old Abbey to the River Cart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 100m long\nunderground passageway, thought to be more than 700 years old, was unearthed in\nthe 19<sup>th<\/sup> century and rediscovered in the 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Big Dig hopes to\nuncover more about the passageway \u2013 which, it is believed, sits underneath what\nused to be a monastery \u2013 and to reveal more about life in Paisley hundreds of\nyears ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initial excavations of the site unearthed the earliest polyphonic musical notation and the largest collection of medieval pottery ever found in Scotland \u2013 and it is hoped that this two-month long project will uncover many more secrets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dig is managed by Renfrewshire Council, run by GUARD Archaeology with help from Renfrewshire Local History Forum volunteers, and supported by funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic Environment Scotland.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To keep an eye on Big Dig progress, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/paisley.is\/featured_event\/the-big-dig-2019\/\">www.paisley.is<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest-ever exploration of one of Renfrewshire\u2019s most mysterious historical features is now underway and hopes to unveil some centuries-old secrets of Paisley Abbey&#8217;s Great Drain \u2013 a complex underground structure which links the town\u2019s 850-year-old Abbey to the River Cart. 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