Watching Brief

Date 6 October 2010

Event ID 997355

Category Recording

Type Watching Brief

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/997355

NT 2646 7376 A small 1m2 test pit was excavated in the centre of the ground floor kitchen of Acheson House on 6 October 2010 in advance of proposed refurbishment. The excavation results confirmed that the present floor, dating to the 1930s refurbishment of this historic building, was constructed on a base of c0.45m of mixed rubble. This deposit, containing a brick-lined service track, directly overly a dark grey-brown layer presumed to be the post-medieval ground surface pre-dating the construction of Acheson House in 1633.

Archive: CECAS

Funder: City of Edinburgh Council

John A Lawson – City of Edinburgh Council Archaeology Service