Excavation

Date 5 December 2016 - 24 January 2017

Event ID 1104942

Category Recording

Type Excavation

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1104942

NT 24664 72893 A programme of archaeological work was undertaken, 5 December 2016 – 24 January 2017, on the site of the former Mecca Bingo Hall in advance of development. A watching brief on the removal of topsoil recorded building foundations relating to the 19th-century use of the site as a foundry to the N and a sawmill to the S. A subsequent excavation exposed the foundation walls and surface associated the foundry and a stone-walled well to its W. A series of brick walls to the SE suggested later changes to the layout of the foundry. The foundations and walls of the sawmill, plus subsequent changes to the layout of the building during six decades of activity were recorded in the S part of the site.

Archive: NRHE (intended)

Funder: Vita Edinburgh 1 Ltd

Anne-Aymonne Marot – AOC Archaeology Group

(Source: DES Vol 19)