Peters, C. and Buschmann, A. (2017). Liberton Primary School, 229 Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh: archaeological watching brief. Wardell Armstrong Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1046966. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Liberton Primary School, 229 Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh: archaeological watching brief
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Series:		 Wardell Armstrong Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Wardell Armstrong (WA) was commissioned by Morrison Construction to undertake an archaeological watching brief on land at Liberton Primary School, 229 Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5UD (NGR: NT 27475 70649). The watching brief was required as a fulfilment of a condition of planning consent. The watching brief was undertaken in accordance with a written scheme of investigation (WSI) produced in response to advice given by John Lawson, Edinburgh City Council archaeologist, acting as the archaeological planning advisor on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council. The watching brief was undertaken across several days in March and April of 2017, and monitored all groundworks associated with the new development. The archaeological watching brief monitored the preliminary groundworks comprising foundation and service excavations relating to the new two-storey educational building for Liberton Primary School. A mixed levelling make-up deposit with a large concentration of brick was encountered beneath the tarmac levels forming a netball/ tennis court across the footprint area. This deposit was not breached by deeper excavations for the foundation trenches. The excavations for the new personnel access chamber were through undisturbed soil, but no archaeological finds or features were encountered within this 4m by 4m area. It is possible that the brick levelling deposit was demolition material from two north-west south-east aligned rectangular buildings which may have been associated with the primary school (constructed in 1956) and no longer required once Kingsinch school was constructed by 1976. The resulting demolition material may have been used as a levelling deposit for the new netball/ tennis court to serve both schools. No features or finds of archaeological significance were noted during the watching brief.
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Author:		 C Peters
A Buschmann
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic Environment Scotland (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2017
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Site: Liberton Primary School, 229 Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh
County: Edinburgh
Parish: EDINBURGH
Country: Scotland
Grid Reference: 327475, 670649 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) BRICKS (Find)
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OASIS Id: wardella2-282350
OBIB: ED12042
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Note:		 A c. 34 page A4 report
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Created Date:		 05 Apr 2018