Standing Building Recording

Date 15 February 2016 - 13 April 2016

Event ID 1019566

Category Recording

Type Standing Building Recording

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1019566

NT 23996 68618 (NT26NW 42 and NT26NW 1) A programme of archaeological work was undertaken, 15 February – 13 April 2016, at Comiston House Stables prior to its conversion into a house with garage. The stables served the nearby Comiston House which was built in 1815. The survey established that the stables’ interior mostly related to its recent use as a social club. However, the E end of the main block was

largely untouched and retained the original cobbled floor and evidence of the timber stalls. On the S elevation an armorial panel was found, thought to be of 17th-century date, probably relating to the earlier Comiston House, shown on Roy’s Military Survey. The remains of a 16th-century tower,

later converted to a dovecot, survive in the corner of the site. The monitoring of ground-breaking work did not uncoverany archaeological remains or artefacts.

Archive: NRHE (intended)

Funder: Mr D Tedesco

Jenni Morrison – Addyman Archaeology

(Source: DES, Volume 17)