Project

Date February 2005 - February 2008

Event ID 1020455

Category Project

Type Project

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1020455

An archaeological project was undertaken by Headland Archaeology on behalf of AMEC regarding planned demolition and redevelopment work at HMP Perth. The archaeological work included a desk-based assessment, evaluation (trial trenching), excavation and historic building recording. A further archaeological evaluation was carried out in February 2008 during the third phase of the project.

Information from Candy Hatherley and George F. Geddes (Headland Archaeology) February 2005 - April 2006

Project code: PPJ04

Related Site(s)

People and Organisations

Related Event(s)

Event	Type	Subtype	Notes	Date
1020454	RECORDING	DESK BASED ASSESSMENT	A desk-based assessment was undertaken by Headland Archaeology regarding HMP Perth in advance of refurbishment by the Scottish Prison Service. The main prison block – containing elements of the original Robert Reid building of 1810-12, as well as Thomas Brown’s work of 1840-42 and Robert Matheson’s work of 1852-57 – is a Category A Listed Building. There are also a number of Category B and C(S) Listed Buildings on the site. Map references suggest the site was agricultural in character until the construction of the Napoleonic prison in 1810. After two years of use as originally conceived, the buildings housed military equipment until 1833, and were then used as a granary until 1840 when the government began its conversion to the first general prison in Scotland. In the later 19th and 20th centuries there were considerable alterations to the historic layout of the site and its buildings. [...]	February 2005
1020456	RECORDING	EXCAVATION	Headland Archaeology was commissioned by AMEC, on behalf of the Scottish Prison Service to undertake an archaeological excavation and historic building recording at HMP Perth. This work forms part of a phased programme of archaeological works prior to redevelopment and follows an [...]	6 February 2006
1020458	RECORDING	TRIAL TRENCH	Headland Archaeology Ltd was commissioned by AMEC to undertake an intrusive archaeological evaluation at Perth Prison in advance of a demolition and redevelopment programme. The archaeological potential of the planned redevelopment derives from the site’s continued use as a prison since 1812. A desk-based assessment concluded that there was a high potential for elements of earlier prison structures to survive, although there was the possibility of later disturbance. [...]	11 January 2006

Related Site(s)

People and Organisations

Related Event(s)

References