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Archaeological Evaluation
Date 4 February 2008 - 6 February 2008
Event ID 1011744
Category Recording
Type Archaeological Evaluation
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1011744
Headland Archaeology was commissioned by Morgan Ashurst on behalf of the Scottish Prison Service to undertake an archaeological evaluation at HMP Perth. The work formed part of Phase III of an ongoing redevelopment programme to improve and modernise the facility, which has involved both demolitions and new builds across the site.
The archaeological evaluation was carried out between the 4th and 6th February 2008. The primary objective was to identify and record any surviving remains of the original perimeter wall and its associated internal ditch, or 'canal'.
A single trench measuring approximately 5m x 2.5m was excavated, using a wheeled mechanical excavator with a toothless ditching bucket. The heavily truncaed whinstone structure (018) identified at the north-eastern end of the trench was similair in nature and dimensions to that described in previous archaeological investigations, as the remains of the 1811 perimeter wall of the prison (Hatherley 2006).
All of the structures in the western portion of the trench were of 20th century date.
No further features, structures or deposits of archaeological significance were identified during the course of the evaluation.
Funder: Morgan Ashurst on behalf of the Scottish Prison Service
Headland Archaeology
