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Watching Brief
Date 11 February 2009 - 26 July 2009
Event ID 590492
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/590492
NJ 9398 0813 A watching brief was carried out on 11 February and 26 July 2009 during the pre-construction
and main construction phases of a new library building. The site extends N along Bedford Road from the current Queen Mother Library on the W side of the campus. The earliest part of the university still extant is King’s College founded in 1495 by William Elphinstone, on the College Bounds/High Street axis, (NJ90NW 1167). No original ground surfaces or topsoils were seen. Two possibly 19th-century pits were recorded in section along the W side of the site. No other archaeological features or finds were evident.
Report: Aberdeen City SMR and RCAHMS
Funder: University of Aberdeen
JC Murray and DI Harding – Murray Archaeological Services Ltd
