Ewart, G. (2012). HSCO-90130-2012-01 Edinburgh Castle: Mons Meg. Edinburgh: Kirkdale Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1047988. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 HSCO-90130-2012-01 Edinburgh Castle: Mons Meg
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Series:		 Kirkdale Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Archaeological recording was undertaken of the deposits revealed during the removal of a series of stone steps near to Mons Meg, at Edinburgh Castle. The steps provided access to the E side of the battery presently occupied by the late medieval gun. In advance of the replacement of new steps, an area measuring 5m x 1.9m was recorded. The results of this work appear to reveal aspects of the 1894 programme of landscaping (in terms of the residual evidence of the steps), by which time the northern part of the inner curtain wall had been demolished leaving a grassy slope above the cliff. The origins of a truncated platform, however, may be considerably older. The creation of the platform (as depicted on an early 18th-century plan) may be the result of simply truncating and/or levelling the upper surface of an earlier earthwork, already in situ.
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Author:		 G Ewart
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Publisher:		 Kirkdale Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic Environment Scotland (OASIS Reviewer)
City of Edinburgh Archaeology Service (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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Site: Edinburgh Castle
County: Edinburgh
Parish: EDINBURGH
Country: Scotland
Grid Reference: 325150, 673510 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) CASTLE (Monument Type Scotland)
POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) CASTLE (Monument Type Scotland)
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OASIS Id: kirkdale1-310829
OBIB: HSCO-90130-2012-01
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Created Date:		 02 Jul 2018