Masser, P., Kimber, M., Franklin, J., Cross, M. and Tourunen, A. (2014). Excavations at Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh: the development of closes and tenements north of the Royal Mile during the 16th-18th centuries . In: n.e. Excavations at Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh: the development of closes and tenements north of the Royal Mile during the 16th-18th centuries . Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. pp. 1-68.

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Excavations at Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh: the development of closes and tenements north of the Royal Mile during the 16th-18th centuries
Issue The name of the volume or issue Issue:	Excavations at Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh: the development of closes and tenements north of the Royal Mile during the 16th-18th centuries
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports
Volume Volume number and part Volume:	58
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report Number of Pages:	62
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. Page Start/End:	1 - 68
Downloads Any files associated with the publication or report that can be downloaded from the ADS Downloads:	sair58.pdf (9 MB) : Download
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Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	MonographSeriesChapter
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Excavations on the site of a former tannery to the rear of Edinburgh's High Street produced evidence for the infilling of medieval burgage plots from the 16th century onwards. Walls defining a terrace and a burgage plot boundary suggest a considerable investment in at least some of the backlands during the medieval period, but these structures later went out of use, corresponding to a widely documented decline in Scottish towns during the 14th century. During the late 16th century, substantial buildings with cellars on either side of a paved close represent the first appearance of the multi-storey tenement buildings that characterise much of the Old Town. These buildings provide the basis for a discussion of the character of urbanisation in late 16th- and early 17th-century Edinburgh. The cellars were demolished and backfilled with refuse at different dates between the 1640s and 1740s. Finds from these refuse deposits are highly significant as a sample of changing consumption patterns during this period. During the 18th century the area appears to have declined in status and taken on a more industrial character; later, a tannery was established on part of the site by the 1830s, which expanded to cover much of the site by the 1880s.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Paul Masser Michael Kimber Julie Franklin Morag Cross Auli Tourunen
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2014
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Subjects / Periods:	Cellars (Auto Detected Subject) Tannery (Auto Detected Subject) Walls (Auto Detected Subject) 16th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) 14th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) 18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) Late 16th (Auto Detected Temporal) Late 16th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) Burgage Plots (Auto Detected Subject) Boundary (Auto Detected Subject)
Source Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in. Source:	BIAB (DigitalBorn)
Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	22 Feb 2015