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Edinburgh, 354 Castlehill, Castlehill School
School (19th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, 354 Castlehill, Castlehill School
Classification School (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 17 Johnston Terrace; Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre
Canmore ID 111751
Site Number NT27SE 635
NGR NT 25408 73503
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/111751
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 635.00 25408 73503
NT27SE 635.01 25405 73473 Janitor's House
NT27SE 318 25395 73505 Cannonball House (Castlehill School)
Project (1997)
The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (http://www.pmsa.org.uk/) set up a National Recording Project in 1997 with the aim of making a survey of public monuments and sculpture in Britain ranging from medieval monuments to the most contemporary works. Information from the Edinburgh project was added to the RCAHMS database in October 2010 and again in 2012.
The PMSA (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association) Edinburgh Sculpture Project has been supported by Eastern Photocolour, Edinburgh College of Art, the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, Historic Scotland, the Hope Scott Trust, The Old Edinburgh Club, the Pilgrim Trust, the RCAHMS, and the Scottish Archive Network.
Field Visit (20 August 2002)
Medallion with high relief figures of a standing boy holding a book on the left, and a seated woman on the right.
Inspected By : D. King
Inscriptions : Below top windows (raised letters): CASTLEHILL SCHOOL
Signatures : None Visible
Design period : c1896
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0555)
Watching Brief (11 April 2018 - 22 October 2018)
NT 25408 73503 A watching brief was undertaken, April – October 2018, on ground-breaking work associated with expansion work. The category B listed building was formerly a school with adjacent janitor’s house. The site had been heavily terraced prior to the construction of the school; however, three post-medieval wall stubs were uncovered in the W of the site, heavily truncated.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: The Scotch Whisky Experience
Antoine Ruchonnet and Philip Karsgaard – Addyman Archaeology
(Source: DES Vol 19)
OASIS ID: addymana1-334695
