Jones, E. (2011). Fort House Leith - Archaeological Evaluation. Headland Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1028673. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Fort House Leith - Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1028673
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 An evaluation was undertaken on the site of Fort House, Leith, prior to its demolition and redevelopment for housing. The work followed desk-based assessment, walkover survey and historic building recording of the site and was undertaken by Headland Archaeology on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council. The aim of the evaluation was to target the remains of the early 19th century extension to the fort, as shown on Kirkwood's map of 1817 and detailed on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1853. Sixteen trenches were excavated, located across 5 areas of the site (A to E), amounting to 4% of the area available for trenching. The trenches located walls and surfaces of the Ordnance Store, stable blocks and ancillary buildings as well as the parade ground surfaces and a possible 'target' location within the parade ground, mostly concentrated towards the southern end of the site. To the north a number of concrete wall bases were found, which may relate to the latter use of the fort, which was occupied until the 1950s. In the central part of the site, within the area of the parade ground, an east-west ditch was located. This contained oyster shell as well as demolition rubble within the fill and is not shown on any of the maps of the fort. It is likely that it pre-dates the fort buildings, with the finds suggesting a medieval or post-medieval date.
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Author:		 E Jones
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Publisher:		 Headland Archaeology
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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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Site: Fort House Leith - evaluation
Parish: EDINBURGH
County: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Location - Auto Detected: Fort House Leith
Grid Reference: 326150, 676620 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) BUILDING (Monument Type Scotland)
PERIOD UNKNOWN (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) DITCH (Monument Type Scotland)
POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) Parade Ground (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) WALL (Monument Type Scotland)
MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
Early 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
1817 (Auto Detected Temporal)
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OASIS Id: headland1-112551
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Created Date:		 28 Nov 2016