Watching Brief
Date April 2018
Event ID 1049175
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1049175
NT 5476 3420 A watching brief was carried out, April 2018,
at Melrose Abbey during the excavation of foundations for a
new polytunnel within the gardens. The foundation trenches
generally contained deposits of garden soils containing
a mixture of modern finds. Two trenches contained a thin
mortar surface and three trenches contained brick structures,
rubble and modern pipes, probably relating to earlier
glasshouses or other garden structures.
Archive: NRHE (intended). Report: Scottish Borders HER
Funder: Historic Environment Scotland
Stuart Mitchell – CFA Archaeology Ltd