Watching Brief

Date 1991

Event ID 1036154

Category Recording

Type Watching Brief

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A watching brief was carried out during the installation of the service trench. Archaeological remains were encountered at two locations outside the fort's defences. The first of these (NT 1906 7692) consisted of an area of scorched sand approximately 4m long at a depth of 0.85m below modern ground level. No associated structure was visible within the narrow (0.40m) width of the service trench.

At NT 1907 7692, a 0.40m length of wall, running N-S across the trench at a depth of c0.60m, was removed by the service trench. This wall turned a right-angle to run westwards along the S edge of the service trench. It was underlain by an earlier wall trench containing clay pipe fragments and a sherd of post-medieval pottery. In view of its close proximity, it is possible that these remains could have been associated with Cramond Tower.

H Smith

Sponsor: D M Hall (Chartered Surveyors).