Excavation

Date 6 May 1993 - 28 May 1993

Event ID 1088930

Category Recording

Type Excavation

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A final, brief phase of archaeological excavation was completed on the extreme southern edge of the proposed museum site, where temporary offices had been located. In the light of this most recent investigation, primarily on elements of 18th and 19th-century tenement development, the overall sequence of occupation on this extensive urban site can be summarised as follows:

1. Creation of cultivation terraces in the 13th-15th century.

2. Excavation of a deep quarry pit.

3. Levelling of the site during the 17th century.

4. Construction of elements of the Society of Brewers complex in the mid-late 17th century.

5. Construction of domestic dwellings by 1765.

6. Development of tenements in 19th and 20th century.

7. Demolition of tenements in 1973.

8. Landscaping by PSA in 1975.

G Ewart 1993

Sponsor: National Museum of Scotland

Kirkdale Archaeology