Archaeology Notes
Event ID 666336
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/666336
NJ26SW 1.00 22185 63051
NJ26SW 1.01 22150 63170 Enclosing Wall and Gates
NJ26SW 1.02 22114 63095 Bishop's House
NJ26SW 1.03 2221 6367 Chapter House
NJ26SW 1.04 2220 6304 St Mary's Aisle
NJ26SW 1.05 2223 6297 South College
NJ26SW 1.06 22090 63157 North College
NJ26SW 1.07 22319 62974 Pans Port and Precinct Wall
NJ26SW 1.08 2220 6301 Meikle Cross
NJ26SW 1.09 c. 221 630 Aberlour Manse
NJ26SW 1.10 c. 221 630 Advie Manse
NJ26SW 1.11 c. 221 630 Auldearn Manse
NJ26SW 1.12 c. 221 630 Botarie Manse
NJ26SW 1.13 c. 221 630 Croy Manse
NJ26SW 1.14 c. 221 630 Dallas Manse
NJ26SW 1.15 c. 221 630 Dipple Manse
NJ26SW 1.16 c. 221 630 Duffus Manse
NJ26SW 1.17 c. 221 630 Duthil Manse
NJ26SW 1.18 c. 221 630 Inveravon's Manse
NJ26SW 1.19 c. 221 630 Kingussie Manse
NJ26SW 1.20 c. 221 630 Kinneddar's Manse (Treasurer's Manse)
NJ26SW 1.21 c. 221 630 Kinnore Manse
NJ26SW 1.22 c. 221 630 Moy Manse
NJ26SW 1.23 c. 221 630 Petty Manse
NJ26SW 1.24 c. 221 630 Rennie Manse
NJ26SW 1.25 c. 221 630 Spynie Manse
NJ26SW 1.26 c. 221 630 Elgin's Manse
NJ26SW 1.27 c. 221 630 Manse (possible)
NJ26SW 1.28 c. 221 629 Lead button
NJ26SW 1.29 2229 6304 Watching Brief
(NJ 2218 6305) Cathedral (NR) In Ruins, on site of Holy Trinity Church (NR)
OS 25" map, (1905)
Elgin Cathedral.
J S Richardson and H B Mackintosh 1950
As described by by J S Richardson and H B Mackintosh 1950.
Visited by OS (R L) 13 December 1962.
NJ 222 630 The decision to introduce an electricity supply into the chapter house, through the SE wall of the octagonal building, prompted an excavation between that building and the Brodie Aisle to its E by Scotia Archaeology Ltd. Just below topsoil were two modern pits, one a sump to take rainwater from the roof of the chapter house, the other containing numerous disarticulated human remains probably derived from burials disturbed during earlier work within the cathedral. At a lower level were two undisturbed burials (probably medieval) which were not excavated.
The remains of two E-W walls, each only 0.55m wide, extended below the N and S walls of the Brodie Aisle, separated by a distance of 8.5m. They had been truncated by the foundations of the NE and SE buttresses of the chapter house and clearly pre-dated that building. Thus far, it has proved impossible to date them more closely or to offer an interpretation of their function. Exploratory trenches were opened within the Brodie Aisle in an unsuccessful effort to trace the E courses of these two early walls.
In addition, a watching brief was maintained during the excavation of cable trenches by Historic Scotland's DEL squad to the N of the cathedral. Nothing of archaeological interest was uncovered within those trenches.
Sponsor: Historic Scotland.
J Lewis 1996
NJ 221 631 Archaeological monitoring was undertaken in February 2004 while a service trench was excavated to the W of the Bishop's House. The trench followed the W wall of the building, starting at the boundary wall to the N and running into the SW part of the structure at its S end. A stone-built drainage culvert was discovered, clearly pre-dating the standing building, and may well be part of the original cathedral layout.
Archive to be deposited in the NMRS.
Sponsor: HS.
A Radley 2004
INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:
Address: Elgin Cathedral, King Street, Elgin, Moray
Postcode: IV30 1HU
Status: Closed for burial but maintained
Size: 0.86 hectares, 2.12 acres
Polygon: Yes
TOIDs: 1000000172691690, 1000000172691691, 1000000172691692, 1000000172691693, 1000000172691694, 1000000172691701, 1000000172691704, 1000000172691705, 1000000172691706, 1000000172691712, 1000000172691715, 1000000172691718
Number of gravestones: Not known
Earliest gravestone: Not known
Most recent gravestone: Not known
Description: Graveyard associated with a cathedral (ruined)
Data Sources: OS MasterMap checked 29 June 2005
