Musselburgh, Mill Hill
No Class (Event)
Site Name Musselburgh, Mill Hill
Classification No Class (Event)
Canmore ID 124599
Site Number NT37SW 230
NGR NT 3455 7279
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/124599
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Inveresk (East Lothian)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County Midlothian
NT37SW 230 3455 7279
NT 3455 7279 Machine excavation of two geological test pits, within two derelict plots located between Millhill and the High Street, was supervised by AOC (Scotland) Ltd. Trench 1, located to the N of the development area, contained modern overburden overlying a charcoal-rich soil, which in turn overlay raised beach sands. A similar profile was revealed in Trench 2, to the S. The charcoal-rich soil was interpreted as possible ploughsoil, 0.64m deep in Trench 1 and 1.34m deep in Trench 2. No date for the formation or burial of this soil was determined.
Sponsor: Braid Homes Ltd.
AOC (Scotland) Ltd 1996
Soil Sampling (1996)
NT 3455 7279 Machine excavation of two geological test pits, within two derelict plots located between Millhill and the High Street, was supervised by AOC (Scotland) Ltd. Trench 1, located to the N of the development area, contained modern overburden overlying a charcoal-rich soil, which in turn overlay raised beach sands. A similar profile was revealed in Trench 2, to the S. The charcoal-rich soil was interpreted as possible ploughsoil, 0.64m deep in Trench 1 and 1.34m deep in Trench 2. No date for the formation or burial of this soil was determined.
Sponsor: Braid Homes Ltd.
AOC (Scotland) Ltd 1996
