AN archaeological project is set to unearth a Medieval palace in the Borders.

Ancrum & District Heritage Society have secured funding for a £43,000 archaeological project at Mantle Walls.

The historically significant field to the east of the village was originally excavated in 2012 by archaeologists from the University of Glasgow and local volunteers following a geophysical survey that led experts to believe the site is home to the remains of a bishops' palace dating as far back as the 12th century.

According to Historic Environment Scotland, the site contains the "buried foundations of a substantial stone building and associated buried remains that can be identified as the palace of the bishops of Glasgow at Ancrum."

The latest phase of investigations into the history of the site is already underway with a project contract notice advertising for an archaeological firm being published last week.

In the proposal for the 2019 dig, Ancrum & District Heritage Society say the work will offer a significant opportunity to contribute to the understanding of bishops' residences as well as medieval Scotland and the medieval church.

Part of the group's funding came from the Fallago Environment Fund which awarded £10,538 towards archaeological investigations of the medieval site.

The site is now scheduled which means its protected from ground disturbance and unlicensed metal detecting.