Watching Brief

Date October 2000

Event ID 928118

Category Recording

Type Watching Brief

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/928118

NO 403 303 A watching brief was conducted in October 2000 on the replacement of two lengths of drainage pipe in the area surrounding the late medieval building known as John Gardyne's Land (NMRS NO 43 SW 394). No deposits or features of archaeological interest were identified.

Full report lodged with the NMRS.

Sponsor: Tayside Building Preservation Trust.

B Glendinning 2001

A watching brief by SUAT Ltd in 2000 on a service trench outside Gardyne's Land revealed only previously disturbed services.

SUAT Ltd were commissioned by the Tayside Building Preservation Trust to undertake an archaeological watching brief at John Gardyne's Land, 70-75 High Street, Dundee. The work was required during a programme of drain replacement external to the structure itself.

Initially three lengths of drain were to be replaced, however a video inspection of one of the lengths of drain proved it to be in serviceable condition.

SUAT representatives were on site for two half days to record the pipe trench sections.

Nothing of archaeological interest was noted.

SUAT recommend that any further groundworks in the pend to the south-east of the site and the small courtyard, are monitored with the minimum response being a watching brief.

The results from Test Pit B show that despite extensive service trenches, medieval garden soils, evidence of cultivation in the burgage plots, or backlands, have survived. These deposits may however be confined to the eastern side of the pend, against the face of the west wall of Gardyne's Land. The rest of the pend appears to be severely disturbed by services, though small pockets of archaeological deposits will be preserved in places.

Information from SUAT, 2000

Archaeological Watching Brief at John Gardyne's Land.