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Edinburgh Castle Railway Fencing
Date 23 October 2017 - 31 October 2017
Event ID 1036967
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1036967
Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd was commissioned by Network Rail to monitor all ground-breaking works to be carried out as a requirement in the SM consent. These works consisted in the erection of a new fence line to replace the existing, adjacent to the railway lines between Waverley and Haymarket stations and within the boundaries of the Scheduled Monument of Edinburgh castle.
Information from Rafael Maya-Torcelly (Headland Archaeology) January 2018. OASIS ID: headland1-300188
