Watching Brief

Date 11 October 2017 - 20 October 2017

Event ID 1086060

Category Recording

Type Watching Brief

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1086060

As part of an ongoing development of Saughton Park AOC was required to monitor the excavation of a pipe trench running from the gardeners compound to the glasshouses. These works are a continuation of the monitored topsoil strip and excavation within the gardeners compound completed in late summer 2017. During the works seven truncated sandstone walls were discovered along with a mortar surface with sandstone kerbing. These structures existed out with the plan of Saughtonhall house but are likely to still relate to 19th Century features within the grounds.

Information from Stuart Wilson (AOC Archaeology Group) 18 February 2019. OASIS ID: aocarcha1-346389