Archaeology Notes

Event ID 711343

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT17SW 19.00 12480 74379

NT17SW 19.01 12563 74364 Hall

NT17SW 19.02 12494 74364 Churchyard

NT17SW 19.03 12511 74367 Watch house

NT17SW 19.04 12418 74349 Churchyard extension

NT 124 743 A watching brief was carried out in July 1998 on two test pits excavated immediately adjacent to the NW and SW corners of the church tower (assumed date AD 1200), to examine the foundations because of movement of the tower. A raft of mortared masonry of late medieval date was seen to underpin the tower foundations, which were only 0.2m below current ground level. A small quantity of disarticulated human bone was discovered in an 18th-century wall trench, but there was no evidence of medieval burials within a metre of the tower walls.

Sponsor: City of Edinburgh Council.

D Henderson 1999

NT 1246 7439 Excavation of a small test pit (1 x 3m) was required in September 2004 to assess the depth of the foundations for the retaining wall and the church wall prior to proposed repair work on the retaining wall. Two large discrete collections of human bone, several other stray human bones, and a number of modern artefacts including pottery and drainpipes were discovered, along with one piece of medieval green-glazed ware.

The test pit determined a depth of 2.4m for the foundation of the retaining wall, though the church wall foundation continues below the depth of the test pit. The retaining wall is constructed of rough stone blocks and mortar, with at least one drainage slot through it, close to its base. It is c 1.75m high on the N side, bordering a private garden, but on the S side only 0.2-0.3m of the wall is visible above ground level. The church wall foundation is constructed of brick with a concrete base. The human bone was not studied and was re-interred during the backfilling of the test pit.

Report lodged with Edinburgh SMR and the NMRS.

Sponsor: City of Edinburgh Council Archaeology Service.

S Badger 2004

INVENTORY OF GRAVEYARD AND CEMETERY SITES IN SCOTLAND REFERENCE:

N.B. This reference applies collectively to NT17SW 19.00, NT17SW 19.02, NT17SW 19.03, NT17SW 245

Address: Kirkliston Parish Church and Burial Aisle, Churchyard, Churchyard extension/Cemetery and Cemetery, The Square, Kirkliston

Postcode: EH19 9AX

Status: In current use for burials

Size: Churchyard: 0.20 hectares, 0.49 acres; Churchyard extension/Cemetery: 0.44 hectares, 1.08 acres; Cemetery: 0.26 hectares, 0.64 acres

Polygon: No

TOIDs:

Number of gravestones: Not Known

Earliest gravestone: Not Known

Most recent gravestone: Not Known

Description: Church with burial aisle, burial ground associated with a church, modern cemetery.

Data Sources: OS MasterMap checked 12 September 2005; Bereavement Services Portal checked 12 September 2005