Cressey, M., McKean, C. and Ross, A. (2013). Riddle's Court, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh. Historic Building Survey. CFA Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1048505. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Riddle's Court, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh. Historic Building Survey
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Series:		 CFA Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An historical standing building survey was carried out at Riddle's Court, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh between November and December 2012. Riddle's Court is a significant A-listed building situated on the Royal Mile in the Old Town of Edinburgh close to Edinburgh Castle. The historical documentary research enhanced the architectural/archaeological investigation to produce a credible broad narrative up to the early eighteenth century. The occupants and critical monetary changes that occurred under each ownership or tenancy between 1584 and 1702 were recorded. Between these years radical alterations within the interior of the complex were carried out to suit the needs of the occupants. A full photographic survey recorded the current layout of the buildings making up the Riddle's Court building complex. This provides a record of the existing layout of the building and provides a record of the rooms prior to their refurbishment and/or alteration. Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) took place within the inner court and outer courts with the aim to locate cellars, culverts, drains, wall footings and building remains. A cellar is known to have had in its entrance hatch on the north-eastern side of the Inner Court, but only patchy anomalies were found in this area, suggesting that it had been mostly in-filled. On the western side of the Outer Court a variety of confused anomalies suggest that only shallow remains are present from the buildings known to have previously occupied this part of the site.
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Author:		 M. Cressey
Charles McKean
A Ross
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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:		 2013
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Site: Riddle’s Court, Lawnmarket
County: Edinburgh
Parish: EDINBURGH
Country: Scotland
Grid Reference: 325562, 673527 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) BUILDING (Monument Type Scotland)
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OASIS Id: cfaarcha1-214114
OBIB: CFA Report No. 2164
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Created Date:		 31 Jul 2018