Archaeological Evaluation

Date 4 May 2022

Event ID 1161573

Category Recording

Type Archaeological Evaluation

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NT 18714 75615 An evaluation was undertaken, on 4 May 2022, prior to the development of a site at 4 Barnton Avenue, West Edinburgh.

No significant archaeological remains were observed during the evaluation. Historic past use of the site was possibly evident with the presence of sandstone blocks and mortar throughout some of the trench’s deposits, however none were observed in situ. Occasional small finds of ceramic, glass and animal bone fragments may represent background evidence of post- medieval activity, in addition to the presence of a single rubble field drain.

On 20 September 2022 additional archaeological works were required which involved the excavation and recording of a stone-built building located in the northwestern corner of the development site. The building is not recorded on any available historic or modern maps, and therefore has been assigned a broadly post-medieval date.

A wall, recorded in the northeastern portion of the site, is likely to have been the eastern wing of a building, which first appears on an OS 25-inch map from 1933.

Archive: NRHE (intended)

Funder: Juniper Residential Limited

Kai Wallace – AOC Archaeology Group

(Source: DES Volume 23)