Standing Building Recording

Date March 2011

Event ID 993034

Category Recording

Type Standing Building Recording

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NT 2718 6915 A Level 1 standing building survey was carried out in March 2011 on the N boundary wall of the Alnwickhill Waterworks prior to its removal. The boundary wall formed part of the Category B listed waterworks and was built in c1888. Two 20m long sections of wall were recorded near 67 Alnwickhill Road and 50 Liberton Gardens. The wall was constructed of coursed sandstone blocks bonded with lime mortar. The coping stones were elliptical and had been ‘stugged’ using a hand tool. The N-facing elevation of the wall was 2.1–2.3m high and the S-facing elevation 1.2–1.5m high.

Archive: City of Edinburgh Council SMR and RCAHMS

Funder: Commissioned by ERM on behalf of Black and Veatch

Magnus Kirby and Mike Cressey, CFA Archaeology Ltd

2012