Archaeological evaluations at 1-7 Baileyfield Crescent, Edinburgh

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Date - 4 August 2017

Event ID 1042195

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A series of archaeological evaluations were undertaken by AOC Archaeology Group at 1-7 Baileyfield Crescent, Edinburgh.

Information from AOC Archaeology Group, 14 August 2017.

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Event	Type	Subtype	Notes	Date
1042197	RECORDING	ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION	An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by AOC Archaeology Group on land previously occupied by warehouses and offices at 1-7 Baileyfield Crescent, Portobello, Edinburgh. The evaluation revealed that the development area contained the remains of buildings associated with industrial activity from at least, and possibly earlier than, the mid 19th to early 20th century. The buildings contained the remains of flue systems, a likely chimney and possible bottle kilns associated with glass works visible on historic maps. The evaluation also demonstrated that dumped material exceeding 4m, which dates from the early 19th century to the middle of the 20th century, was present predominantly in the southern part of the development area. [...]	1 August 2017
1022474	RECORDING	ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION	NT 30135 74061 An evaluation was undertaken, 10–12 January 2017, on land previously occupied by warehouses and offices at 1–7 Baileyfield Crescent. The evaluation revealed that the Phase 1 area consists of modern hard standing covering >4m of dumped material from the early 19th to mid-20th century. The trenches and test pits identified numerous dumped deposits across the evaluation area, with tip lines present throughout each trench indicating that the dumped material was being brought into the site from the northern edge. A probable brick floor relating [...]	10 January 2017
1085344	RECORDING	STRIP AND RECORD	A programme of archaeological strip, map and record was undertaken by AOC Archaeology Group on land previously occupied by warehouses and offices at 1-7 Baileyfield Crescent, Portobello, Edinburgh. The works followed on from the findings of an archaeological evaluation undertaken by AOC Archaeology in Areas 9 & 10. Substantial upstanding structural remains associated with the Abercorn Brick & Tile Works were revealed. These remains included mid-19th century floors, flue systems, brick drying structures and several wall foundations. The remains represented later 19th century phases of the brick works development illustrated on historical mapping from the late 19th century to its demolition in the early 20th century. The works also demonstrated that dumped material exceeding 4m, which dates from the mid 19th century to the middle of the 20th century, was present predominantly in the southern part of the development area. A representative number of finds were recovered from the dump material. These largely consisted of bottles, glass slag, stamped bricks and stoneware from surrounding factories. The majority of the material appeared to date to the early 20th century however several bricks stamped bricks taken from the lower deposits of dumped material were mid-19th century in origin. [...]	13 August 2018

Archaeological evaluations at 1-7 Baileyfield Crescent, Edinburgh

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