Archaeological Evaluation

Date 16 October 2008 - 10 December 2008

Event ID 607156

Category Recording

Type Archaeological Evaluation

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/607156

NS 5495 6380 A topographic and geophysical survey was carried out on Bellahouston Hill on 16 October 2008 in order to locate the remains of the Tower of Empire, the focal point of the 1938 Empire Exhibition held in Bellahouston Park. The geophysical survey successfully located the foundations, most of which now lie below a parterre.

On 10 December 2008 an evaluation was undertaken to uncover some of the concrete foundations and ascertain their state of preservation. Three trenches were excavated by mechanical digger and concrete foundation blocks were found in two of the trenches. In the third the concrete had been deliberately broken up and capped with a layer of building debris and clay. A stone-filled drain, probably associated with Dumbreck House, was also found but was not excavated.

Archive: RCAHMS

Funder: House for an Art Lover

Christine Rennie – GUARD