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Watching Brief
Date 2006
Event ID 611062
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/611062
NS 2325 1013, NS 2345 1027, NS 2329 1024
A series of watching briefs were undertaken around the area close to the castle. New drainage ditches were cut to allow run-off next to re-surfaced roads on the Dolphin House Brae and the service drive. No artefacts or deposits were found on the former site (NS 2325 1013) although a topographic survey of the adjacent terraces was undertaken. At the latter site (NS 2345 1027) traces of an earlier, stone-built, road-side drain were recorded. A further watching brief was undertaken while re-surfacing the path on the middle terrace of the Fountain Court terraced garden (NS 2329 1024) but no archaeological remains were discovered.
Report to be lodged with the NTS SMR and NMRS (intended).
Sponsor: the National Trust for Scotland
D Alexander 2006
