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North Berwick, Quality Street, Dalrymple Garage Site
No Class (Event) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name North Berwick, Quality Street, Dalrymple Garage Site
Classification No Class (Event) (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Melbourne Place
Canmore ID 132412
Site Number NT58NE 63
NGR NT 5545 8536
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/132412
- Council East Lothian
- Parish North Berwick
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT58NE 63 5545 8536
NT 5545 8536 A site evaluation was carried out in June 1995 in advance of a housing development on the site of the former Dalrymple Garage which stood next to the supposed location of a 16th century almshouse. Four trenches were machine excavated and hand cleaned. Unfortunately the area closest to the supposed site of the almshouse, and half of the available area of the Quality Street frontage, had been completely disturbed by the insertion of underground petrol tanks. Thin deposits of midden were found across the rear of the site. These were located between 5.1m OD at their lowest point and 6.2m at their highest. Seven sherds of White Gritty ware pottery, a small assemblage of butchered animal bone, and a large number of marine mollusc shell fragments were recovered.
A thin remnant of garden soil of possible medieval date was found close to the Melbourne Place frontage. This deposit was trucated from above by a modern cobbled surface.
Sponsor: Yearsweep Ltd.
J R Mackenzie 1995.
Archaeological Evaluation (June 1995)
NT 5545 8536 A site evaluation was carried out in June 1995 in advance of a housing development on the site of the former Dalrymple Garage which stood next to the supposed location of a 16th century almshouse. Four trenches were machine excavated and hand cleaned. Unfortunately the area closest to the supposed site of the almshouse, and half of the available area of the Quality Street frontage, had been completely disturbed by the insertion of underground petrol tanks. Thin deposits of midden were found across the rear of the site. These were located between 5.1m OD at their lowest point and 6.2m at their highest. Seven sherds of White Gritty ware pottery, a small assemblage of butchered animal bone, and a large number of marine mollusc shell fragments were recovered.
A thin remnant of garden soil of possible medieval date was found close to the Melbourne Place frontage. This deposit was trucated from above by a modern cobbled surface.
Sponsor: Yearsweep Ltd.
J R Mackenzie 1995.
