n.a. (2011). 1 Abstract. In: n.e. Through the Cowgate. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. p. 1.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
1 Abstract | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Through the Cowgate | ||||||||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports | ||||||||
Volume Volume number and part |
42 | ||||||||
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report |
159 | ||||||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
1 | ||||||||
Downloads Any files associated with the publication or report that can be downloaded from the ADS |
|
||||||||
Licence Type ADS, CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY 4.0 NC. |
ADS Terms of Use and Access
|
||||||||
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book |
MonographSeriesChapter | ||||||||
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
Excavations in the grounds of St Patrick's Church, Edinburgh were undertaken by Headland Archaeology from November 2006 to February 2007 on behalf of the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh in advance of the construction of a hotel on the site. Soil analyses suggested that flash floods had swept through this part of Cowgate up until the early development of the medieval town upslope in the 11th-12th centuries. This early pattern was followed by the gradual build-up of material washed downslope from the High Street; this contained midden material and dung beetles, illustrating the nearby presence of the town. The site lay outwith the bounds of the burgh until the 14th century, when a substantial ditch was cut across the site, believed to be the medieval town boundary. The ditch was backfilled in the 15th century and finds and samples have revealed a vivid picture of life in the medieval town. The ditch was a stinking rubbish dump for many kinds of human and animal detritus, which illustrates that the Cowgate was a busy thoroughfare to the town's markets and contained a variety of industries, including horn working. After the ditch was filled in deep midden deposits, characteristic of this area of Edinburgh, built up on the site. | ||||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2011 | ||||||||
ISBN International Standard Book Number |
0 903903 57 8 | ||||||||
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. |
|
||||||||
Source Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in. |
BIAB
(DigitalBorn)
|
||||||||
Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
08 Jan 2015 |
