Title: |
18-22 Potterrow, Edinburgh. Archaeological Evaluation |
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CFA Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Five trenches were excavated, covering 136m2 (8.6% of the development site). The evaluation demonstrated that the remains of walls and foundations of several structures survive below the current ground level, in places only 0.15m below it, and often backfilled with modern debris. The archaeological remains identified in the evaluation were restricted to the northern half of the site and included cobbled surfaces, main walls, internal walls, a slate surface and a bitumen damp-proofing layer. Examination of the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map (1853) with trench plans superimposed shows a correlation between several mapped structures and the walls found during the evaluation. A cobbled surface found in Trenches 3 and 4 also corresponds to an external yard area shown between several buildings on the map. The correlation between the features recorded in the trial trenches and the structures shown on the 1st Edition map suggest that the excavated remains are potentially early 19th century in date. |
Author: |
B Blakeman
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Publisher: |
CFA Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic Scotland (OASIS Reviewer)
City of Edinburgh Archaeology Service (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2011
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Locations: |
Site: |
18-22 Potterrow |
Parish: |
EDINBURGH |
County: |
Edinburgh |
Country: |
Scotland |
Grid Reference: 325939, 673252 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
POST MEDIEVAL
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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Glass
(Find)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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POT
(Object England)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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Worked Bone
(Find)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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WALL
(Monument Type Scotland)
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Early 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
20TH CENTURY
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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OASIS Id: |
cfaarcha1-115762 |
OBIB: |
Report no. 1986 |
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |