Ewart, G. (2016). HSCO-90130-2015-04 Edinburgh Castle: Johnston Terrace. Edinburgh: Kirkdale Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1042377. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 HSCO-90130-2015-04 Edinburgh Castle: Johnston Terrace
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Series:		 Kirkdale Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 A watching brief was maintained on Johnston Terrace, immediately below the south side of Edinburgh Castle, during path relocation work on the north side of the road. At Johnston Terrace's south-west end, where the present work was concentrated, it skirts the base of the cliffs that form this side of the rock, while further to the north-east it runs across the slope below the esplanade. Earlier work undertaken by Kirkdale Archaeology (Kirkdale Archaeology (2012), Gas main replacement, Johnston Terrace and Lawnmarket, Edinburgh (archaeological monitoring and recording), unpublished Data Structures Report.) had shown that well preserved deposits pre-dating Johnston Terrace's construction survived along its south-east side at the north-east end. This was thought to be at least partly because the north-west (upslope) side was quarried into the slope, with the material removed from here spread to the south-east to provide a level terrace for the road, sealing earlier deposits. In none of the excavation monitored were 'natural' in-situ deposits revealed (e.g. fluvo-glacial subsoils or bedrock). Even the deepest area of excavation to 1.10m showed only evidence for deposits with anthropogenic origins. This is almost certainly a testament to the immense amount of landscaping that the construction of Johnston Terrace involved. The south-west end of the road feeds onto a substantial bridge crossing King's Stables Road, with clear evidence of the creation of a substantial bank connecting the lower end of Johnston Terrace to this bridge. Indeed the regularity and coincidence of positioning of the whole slope below the lower end of Johnston Terrace suggests that this is all artificial, relating to the road's construction.
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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)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: Edinburgh Castle: Johnston Terrace
County: Edinburgh
Parish: EDINBURGH
Country: Scotland
Grid Reference: 325230, 673400 (Easting, Northing)
Grid Reference: 325700, 673390 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) CASTLE (Monument Type Scotland)
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OBIB: HSCO-90130-2015-04
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Created Date:		 18 Aug 2017