Edinburgh, 6 Market Street
Garage (20th Century), Midden(S) (Medieval), Vault(S) (18th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, 6 Market Street
Classification Garage (20th Century), Midden(S) (Medieval), Vault(S) (18th Century)
Canmore ID 116823
Site Number NT27SE 1281
NGR NT 25791 73740
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/116823
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Excavation (8 July 2016 - 10 May 2017)
NT 25791 73741 A programme of archaeological work was undertaken, July 2016 – May 2017 in advance of the construction of a hotel complex at 6–8 Market Street. The watching brief included the monitoring of the demolition of a tenement wall on the middle terrace of the site and post-demolition survey of exposed structures.
Ten midden deposits dating to the medieval period were excavated during the works. Vaults possibly associated with an 18th-century structure and a possible early 19th-century construction cut was also noted. Vaults, light shafts, walls, drains and a void associated with a pre-1860s tenement were also uncovered and recorded. A historic building survey was
undertaken of a 1930s garage, which occupied the western extent of the development area. This found that elements of earlier structures had been incorporated into the fabric of the garage.
Archive: NRHE
Funder: EDI Group
Fraser McFarlane – Headland Archaeology Ltd
(Source: DES, Volume 18)
