Excavation

Date 4 June 2014 - 17 June 2014

Event ID 999278

Category Recording

Type Excavation

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NT 27982 71007 An excavation was undertaken, 4–17 June 2014, in the vicinity of a possible medieval chapel at Bridgend Farm, on behalf of the Greater Liberton Heritage Project (GLHP), a voluntary local history group. The excavation followed extensive historical research into the site by the

GLHP and a measured survey of the site, commissioned and funded by Margaret Collingwood, in October 2013.

The work aimed to identify any deposits/features which could indicate the use of the building and to recover dating evidence for its construction and use. The deposits recorded in the excavation trenches indicated activity in the area at the time the chapel was constructed and in use and also activity

predating the chapel. Features included ground surfaces and a stone-built well. The finds from the excavation included fragments of pottery and floor tile of medieval date, and roof tile of possible medieval date, both of which indicated activity during the medieval period and the presence of a significant building in the area. The remains of possible bedding for a floor surface were recorded in the interior of the possible chapel structure.

Archive: RCAHMS (intended)

Funder: Greater Liberton Heritage Project with HLF sharing heritage grant

Louise Baker, Colm Moloney and Margaret Collingwood – Rubicon Heritage Services Ltd

(Source: DES)