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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 736189
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/736189
NS89SE 74.00 89160 92495
NS89SE 74.01 88990 92539 Stables
NS89SE 74.02 89082 92483 Garden
NS89SE 74.03 88517 92367 Gate Piers
See also:
NS89SE 1 88893 92518 Alloa Tower
An excavation was carried out on the site of old Alloa House which was largely designed by the 6th Earl of Mar around 1700. The house was destroyed by fire in 1800; (replaced by that noted on NS89SE 73).
Most of the structure was robbed out, in some cases down to the bedrock on which it was founded. However, foundations and two areas of cellerage - one still retaining its complete stone vaulted roof - do remain. The rooms delineated by the remains correspond very accurately to plans of the building drawn by the 6th Earl, with the exception of a porch on the front (W) facade, which appears neither on the plans nor on later pictures of the house, which show it after remodelling to the more 'classical' style of the later 18th century.
A fine series of drains was also discovered. One set are rock cut for alarge portion of their length. They were originally capped with stone vaulting and a small portion of this remains.
Sponsors: SUAT, SDD (Urban Aid), Alloa Tower Building Preservation
Trust
A Bailey 1990.
In 1991, excavation work continued on the NE area of this site, which was not investigated in 1990. A small cottage stood on this area until 1985, when it was demolished and the remains bulldozed. It was believed that this was a 19th century structure, but research has revealed that the original portion was part of the 18th century house which survived the fire which destroyed the rest of the structure. Several small extensions were added to the north side during the 19th century. Excavation has revealed the foundations of the building. Inside the original structure, against the E wall, is a semi-circular stone structure with the remains of brick work on top. This appears to be an oven. It is not original to the building but no other dating evidence is available.
Sponsors: SUAT, Alloa Tower Building Preservation Trust.
A Bailey 1991.
