Archaeology Notes

Event ID 820998

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NS06SE 209 0895 6452

NS 0890 6452 In February 2001, an archaeological watching brief was maintained during the machine-excavation of six trial pits on a site proposed for development at the corner of Bishop Street and Castle Street. No archaeological remains, other than modern cultivated soils and demolition debris, were encountered. (GUARD 953).

Sponsor: Bute Housing Association.

O Lelong 2001

The grid reference given above is incorrect. The site as described should lie at NS 0895 6452.

Information from RCAHMS (GJW) 27 March 2001.

NS 089 645 A programme of archaeological investigative works was undertaken on 10-11 October 2007 in respect of

a proposed development on land to the rear of 31/33 Bishop Street, Rothesay. The works comprised three trenches, located at the eastern edge of the footprint of the proposed development. The trenches revealed a sequence of accumulation and redeposition which, at its earliest, was approximately datable to the occupation of the Parish School House throughout the 19th century. Any traces of previous occupation have been removed from the site by later landscaping and the slope deposits, washed down from higher areas, contained no man-made material.

Report deposited with WoSAS and archive with RCAHMS.

Funder: Rothesay Christian Fellowship.

Alan Matthews, 2007.