Jones, E. (2007). St. Patrick’s Church, Cowgate, Edinburgh Results of an Archaeological Excavation. Headland Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1006087. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 St. Patrick’s Church, Cowgate, Edinburgh Results of an Archaeological Excavation
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Abstract:		 Excavations were undertaken at St Patrick's Church, Cowgate, Edinburgh in advance of the construction of a hotel on the site of the former bowling green. The site lies within the historic core of medieval Edinburgh, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Previous evaluation at the site established that medieval archaeological deposits survived up to a depth of 2.5m below the modern ground surface (Collard 1992; Rees, Martin and Inglis 2000).Beneath a series of 19th century walls excavations revealed up to 1.5m of reworked midden deposits, which had been washed down from the High Street and accumulated at the base of the slope on the Cowgate. A series of timber stakes had been driven through these deposits at varying depths. The stakes appear to have been used to provide stable footings for buildings and some of them correspond to the layout of buildings visible on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (1849). Cut through the lower levels of midden was a substantial ditch running from east to west, terminating just before the western edge of the site. This had been hastily backfilled before being re-cut on at least one occasion. It appears to represent the town ditch, previously identified in excavations to the west of the site.To the north of the ditch in the centre of the site was part of a sunken barrel, which appeared to have served as a sump. This was very well preserved with wooden barrel hoops and withies surviving.
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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:		 2007
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Site: St Patrick's Church, Cowgate
Parish: EDINBURGH
County: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Grid Reference: 326120, 673550 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) BARREL (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) COMB (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) POT (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) BUILDING (Monument Type Scotland)
MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) Midden Deposits (Monus)
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Created Date:		 23 Nov 2016