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Excavation
Date 4 March 2014 - 25 April 2014
Event ID 1034554
Category Recording
Type Excavation
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1034554
In Spring 2014 Kirkdale Archaeology were asked to complete an excavation in Edinburgh Castle in preparation for the construction of a memorial garden. The area of excavation followed the footprint of the proposed memorial garden and as such, defines an irregular trench up to c.10m N/S x 10m E/W, located immediately S of the present paved roadway S of St Margaret’s Chapel (Fig. 7). The site is known to have been extensively cleared alongside the construction of the National War Memorial in 1923 - creating an informal garden area with low shrubs and bushes surrounded by lawn.
The recent excavation has revealed archaeological features associated with four principal phases of clearance/construction/occupation:
1. Residual bedrock features;
2. Governor’s Garden;
3. Construction and use of Cook House; and,
4. Demolition of existing service structures associated with the construction of the new National War Memorial.
For more information please see the full report.
G Ewart 2014
Sponsor: Historic Scotland
Kirkdale Archaeology
