Watching Brief
Date 23 October 2008 - 30 September 2009
Event ID 608411
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/608411
NS 789 940 Various watching briefs have been carried out between 23 October 2008–30 September 2009 during restoration works. These consisted of:
• Excavation in advance of new service pipes in the Douglas Gardens. This revealed evidence of landscaping works during the construction of the Chapel Royal in 1594.
• Recording and monitoring in advance of alterations to the Palace:
• Re-opening of a 17th-century door in the N corridor.
• Installation of service ducts in the attic space.
• Removal of a ceiling beam in the mezzanine level of the Prince’s Tower.
• Access to a possible garderobe shaft in the W wall of the West Range.
• Monitoring of new joist pocket installation throughout the principal floor of the Palace.
• Detailed records of elevations associated with the Governor’s kitchen (internal and external).
• Monitoring of service duct installation in the King’s Old Building and leading towards the Old Chapel.
• Standing building recording of the SE corner of the Upper Floor. This completed the drawn record of the Upper
Floor in line with the survey to date.
Also, during work on the Upper Floor of the East Range of the Palace several crudely carved 19th-century toy soldiers and horses were retrieved by contractors.
Kirkdale Archaeology
Funder: Historic Scotland
Gordon Ewart 2009
