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Standing Building Recording
Date 4 November 2009 - 5 November 2009
Event ID 633504
Category Recording
Type Standing Building Recording
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/633504
NS 90104 97503 A building survey and evaluation carried out, 4–5 November 2009, on the partially demolished remains of Alva House revealed at least four phases of construction and alteration. Structural remains dating to the period prior to Robert and James Adam’s planned alterations to the S façade and later changes and additions, including those to the W wing were recorded. A series of thin clay and silt deposits, overlying redeposited midden material, were recorded beneath the building’s pre-1789 foundations. These deposits
have not been dated but the presence of coal suggests they are likely to date from the late 1600s or early 1700s.
Archive: RCAHMS
Funder: Mr and Mrs McEwan
Clare Ellis – Argyll Archaeology
Information from OASIS ID: argyllar1-80583
