Archaeological Evaluation

Date 2001

Event ID 998897

Category Recording

Type Archaeological Evaluation

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NT 2582 7352 An archaeological evaluation involving the excavation of four trenches was carried out on the site of a council car park and Cunningham Hall, Old Fishmarket Close. Two trenches beneath the car park contained structural remains constructed directly onto a terrace cut into the subsoil. These are believed to relate to 18th-century development of the site. They had been demolished in the recent past and the remains are likely to have been pulled to the S where they were used as make-up deposits beneath Cunningham Hall. Two trenches through this material did not reach subsoil, and it is speculated that the hall and southern part of the car park are on a lower terrace. Although the site occupies the area of a fish market depicted on Rothiemay's plan of 1647, no archaeological remains or artefacts related to this were recovered.

Full report lodged with the NMRS.

Sponsor: Burrell Company.

S Stronach 2001