Archaeological Evaluation

Date 3 December 2013 - 23 December 2013

Event ID 999150

Category Recording

Type Archaeological Evaluation

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/999150

Research had identified that a quarry, dating to at least the mid-19th century, had previously occupied the site of a proposed development at Wester Hailes.

The evaluation was therefore intended to re-locate the site of the quarry, with a view to understanding the impacts of any future development. Field inspection revealed that outcropping stone marked the site of the quarry, matching the area identified by the research. The trenching, however, proved that the ground in front of the outcrop had been affected by the construction of a tower block in the late 1970s, with the deep concrete and brick footings having caused a high level of disturbance across the site. There was no evidence for the quarry surviving in the area of the proposed development.

Information from Richard Tuffin (Headland Archaeology) January 2014. OASIS ID: headland1-166142.