Stirling Castle, Mint
Mint (Medieval)
Site Name Stirling Castle, Mint
Classification Mint (Medieval)
Canmore ID 142492
Site Number NS79SE 6.05
NGR NS 79030 94095
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/142492
- Council Stirling
- Parish Stirling
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS79SE 6.05 79030 94095
MISCELLANEOUS:
Antiq.Lib. Stirling Old Buildings and the Ancient Mint, 1856-61
(Undated) information in NMRS.
Excavation (23 November 1994 - 25 November 1994)
As part of the large scale excavations in Stirling Castle in 1994 Kirkdale Archaeology undertook some work in Stirling Castle Mint.
In the Mint, the unblocking of two large fireplaces was monitored- the larger in the N wall, with the second in the E wall. Both of these massive features, thought to date to the late 15th century, had been much altered from the 17th century onwards, with relatively little surviving of primary hearth surfaces.
Sponsor: Historic Scotland
G Ewart and P Sharman 1995
Kirkdale Archaeology
