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Archaeological Evaluation
Date 16 May 2007 - 22 May 2007
Event ID 557577
Category Recording
Type Archaeological Evaluation
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/557577
NT 2161 6947 Work was carried out on 16-17 May 2007 in advance of and during the construction of new Sixth Form boarders' accommodation at Merchiston Castle School, Colinton. The desk-based assessment revealed that the application area had been agricultural land and then became part of the ornamental grounds of Colinton House. Construction of the school buildings began in the late 1920s. An evaluation of 11% of the area available for trenching resulted in 325m² of trenching The trial trenches revealed no finds or features of archaeological significance, except for traces of rig and furrow aligned NE to SW. The watching brief on the topsoil removal revealed no archaeological remains.
Archive deposited with RCAHMS. City of Edinburgh Council Archaeology Service SMR.
Funder: Doig and Smith LLP on behalf of Merchiston Castle School.
R White 2007
