A trial part through-section excavation manual metal are repair weld, designed with a view to minimising residual stresses, was prepared by using a critical combination of weld metal strength, bead size and deposition pattern. The repair was in a low alloy ferritic CrMoV steel plate, and the weldment was made using a lower strength C-Mn steel weld metal. Residual stresses have been measured to a high spatial resolution, 1.5mm, across the weldment using the X-ray diffraction technique with Cr K alpha X-radiation. Peak tensile stresses have been identified in the heat affected zone in the parent plate adjacent to the weld metal. Further measurements have been made using the rosette strain gauge centre hole relaxation and deep hole drilling techniques. Results from the experimental techniques are compared and the measured residual stress profiles are discussed with respect to the predictions of a finite element model for this particular multi-pass repair weld.