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Excavation
Date 1988 - 1989
Event ID 1022937
Category Recording
Type Excavation
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1022937
Excavation of settlement at Edinburgh Castle, area H, by Peter Yeoman, Historic Scotland 1988-89.
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Edinburgh Castle
Settlement (Period Unassigned)
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SC 1567853
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - patchy cobbling in N part of area.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567854
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - S part of first cut, 211 partially removed onto bedrock, cobbling 208/212 in background.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567855
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - S part of first cut, 211 partially removed onto bedrock, cobbling 208/212 in background.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567856
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - S part of first cut, 211 partially removed onto bedrock, cobbling 208/212 in background.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567857
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - completely cleaned cobbling, 211 rough cobbling/ rubble to E.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567858
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - lower level of N part of 1st area after removal of 216 and loose rubble 215.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567859
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - lower level of N part of 1st area after removal of 216 and loose rubble 215.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567860
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - completed excavation - bedrock.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567861
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - completed excavation - bedrock.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567862
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - pit/trench cuts 221 and undercuts 238 - half sectioned feature.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567863
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - cobbling at S end of N trench as first exposed.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567864
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - detail of cobbling.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567865
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H (north) - gravel/pebbly surface occupying N quarter of trench.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567866
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H (north) - gravel/pebbly surface occupying N quarter of trench.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567867
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H (north) - gravel/pebbly surface occupying N quarter of trench.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567868
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H (north) - group of slots cutting 261.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567869
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H (north) - general aerial view.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567870
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H (north) - aerial view of cobbling to south, rubble 255, cut by slots and wall footings.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567871
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H (north) - aerial view of cobbling to south, rubble 255, cut by slots and wall footings.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567872
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - ironstone rich cobbling between 237 and 270.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567873
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - ironstone-rich cobbling between 237 and 270.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567874
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - mortar spread - detail of 263.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567875
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - group of linear features cutting 265 with 254 wall in background.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567876
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - group of linear features cutting 265 with 254 wall in background.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567877
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - group of linear features cutting 265 with 254 wall in background.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567878
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - linear features, longitudinally half sectioned.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567879
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - linear features, longitudinally half sectioned.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567880
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - linear features, longitudinally half sectioned.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567881
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - cobbling fully exposed with rod on S edge.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567882
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - cobbling fully exposed with rod on S edge.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567883
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - cobbling fully exposed with rod on S edge.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567884
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - cobbling fully exposed with rod on S edge.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567885
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - cobbling fully exposed with rod on S edge.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567886
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - cobbling fully exposed with rod on S edge, close up.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567887
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - modern pit cut through cobbles, containing wood.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567888
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - detail of frozen chunks of midden showing structure.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567889
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - mortar spread with midden (?) matrix sloping down in NW corner after removal of 268.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567890
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - 'beam slots' fully excavated.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567891
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - 'beam slots' fully excavated.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567892
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - surface of midden, N of well.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567893
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - general view of surface below cobbles 270.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567894
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - general view of surface below cobbles 270, from W.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567895
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - N part of area below wall construction after removal of stoney layer 268.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567896
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - N part of area below wall construction after removal of stoney layer 268.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567897
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - N wall footing for ramp down to E with 287 removed - construction cut for 241.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567898
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - N part of cobbling in midden after removal of 257 top midden, and stone layer 255.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567899
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - S part of cobbling against west baulk.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567900
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - S part of cobbling against west baulk.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567901
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - S part of cobbling against west baulk.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567902
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - mortar layer removed down onto 294.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567903
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - burnt spread beneath 295, with 305 green clay beneath it.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567904
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - possible iron smithing furnace structure filled with 314 and iron object 81 in N half.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567905
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - possible iron smithing furnace structure.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567906
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - possible iron smithing furnace structure.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567907
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - possible iron smithing furnace structure.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567908
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - detail of iron object 81 in N half of possible iron smithing furnace structure.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567909
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - possible iron smithing furnace structure.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567910
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - SE corner of area, stone revetting?. feature with cobbling 310 to S, and midden 300 to N.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567911
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - SE corner of area, possible stone revetting feature with cobbling 310 to S, and midden 300 to N.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567912
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - SE corner of area, stone revetting?. feature with cobbling 310 to S, and midden 300 to N.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567913
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - SE corner of area, stone revetting?. feature with cobbling 310 to S, and midden 300 to N.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567914
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - NW facing face with rubble (core?) 312 behind.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567915
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - earlier wall/rubble cut by construction of W end 254 Charles II wall.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567916
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - half sectioned (W facing section) of slag pit - 318 stone lining visible.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567917
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - half sectioned (W facing section) of slag pit - 318 stone lining visible.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567918
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - excavated post holes cutting 305.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567919
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - excavated post holes cutting 305, close up.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567920
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - fully excavated base of 296 furnace.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567921
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - fully excavated base of 296 furnace.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567922
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - features appearing in the midden layer 330.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567923
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - features appearing in the midden layer 330, from E.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567924
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - excavated base and section of 333.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567925
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - excavated base and section of 333.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567926
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - slots 331, 340, 342.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567927
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - pit to W of forge 296 fully excavated.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567928
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - pit to W of forge 296 fully excavated.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567929
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - cobbles and fully excavated wall 254 showing cobbles cut by wall trench.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567930
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - cobbles and fully excavated wall 254 showing cobbles cut by wall trench.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567946
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - cobbles and fully excavated wall 254 showing cobbles cut by wall trench, from W.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567952
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - cobbles and fully excavated wall 254 showing cobbles cut by wall trench, from W.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567953
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - detail of cobbles.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567954
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - N extent beyond construction cut for 17th century wall, after removal of 316.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567955
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - stone line in foreground with 334/335 behind.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567956
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - cobbled surface under 353, cut by wall trench 348.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567957
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - 331 and 356 post slots defining extent of 339 'floor spread'.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567958
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - 331 and 356 post slots defining extent of 339 'floor spread'.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567959
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - slot 331 with fully excavated edges (false bottom)
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567960
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - fully excavated edges of slot, from N.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567961
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - fully excavated edges of slot, from S.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567962
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - half section of E-W slot.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567963
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - half section of E-W slot.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567964
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - general view of all elements of timber workshop? 365.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567965
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph : area H - general view of all elements of timber workshop? 365.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567966
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - general view of all elements of timber workshop? 365.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567967
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - general view of all elements of timber workshop? 365.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567968
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - general view of all elements of timber workshop? 365.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567969
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - general view of all elements of timber workshop? 365.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567970
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - general view of all elements of timber workshop? 365.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567971
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - general view of all elements of timber workshop? 365.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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SC 1567972
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph: area H - general view of all elements of timber workshop? 365.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1988
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First 100 images shown.
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - patchy cobbling in N part of area.
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - S part of first cut, 211 partially removed onto bedrock, cobbling 208/212 in background.
Edinburgh Castle, settlement. Excavation photograph showing area H - S part of first cut, 211 partially removed onto bedrock, cobbling 208/212 in background.
