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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 849409
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/849409
NT27SE 5844 from c. 2567 7282 to c. 2536 7385
The former aqueduct known as the 'Crawley Aqueduct' which runs from approximately from The Meadows to a point near the foot of The Mound (NT27SE 923). The aqueduct was built in 1821, around the same time as Glencorse Reservoir (NT26SW 63.00), and took a line from The Meadows under the Royal Infirmary (NT27SE 480.00) and the Grassmarket to the foot of The Mound. A further section possibly runs through to Scotland Street.
A small section of the tunnel was revealed during road excavations in Princes Street in 1958, the hole being subsequently filled in afterwards. Sections of the tunnel still survive underground.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), June 2004.
