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Watching Brief
Date 18 August 2009
Event ID 609099
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/609099
NO 1171 2364 A watching brief was carried out on 18 August 2009 during the excavation of four trial holes and seven boreholes around the theatre in advance of renovation and development. The trial holes were designed to investigate the foundations of the building and their extent was limited to areas previously excavated for the construction of the building. Little archaeological information was gained. One trial hole in the basement showed that this area had been excavated to the level of the natural subsoil during the creation of the
basement, removing any potential archaeology. The borehole data suggested that archaeological deposits are present to a depth of c3m across most of the site. Deeper deposits were encountered in a borehole close to Mill Street and these may relate to infilling of the defensive town ditch known to be in the vicinity.
Archive: RCAHMS
Funder: ARUP
Jamie Humble – Headland Archaeology Ltd
