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Renfrew, Braehead Retail Park
Retail Park (20th Century), Shopping Centre (20th Century), Skating Rink (20th Century)
Site Name Renfrew, Braehead Retail Park
Classification Retail Park (20th Century), Shopping Centre (20th Century), Skating Rink (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Xscape
Canmore ID 142729
Site Number NS56NW 86
NGR NS 52108 67231
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/142729
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Govan (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Excavation (January 1997)
NS56NW 85 52108 67231
NS 520 672 As part of an ongoing construction project, a series of archaeological investigations were carried out during January 1997. These consisted of a detailed photographic survey of a railway bridge, dockside repair berthage and extant farmhouse building on the site. In addition, a standing building survey of the farm building was undertaken, using total station survey and photographic rectification techniques, and an archaeological evaluation was carried out on the site of an associated outbuilding to the SW. This evaluation established the location of the outbuilding and demonstrated that the remains are preserved c 0.5m below the surface at foundation level. A suggested date of the early 19th century was assigned to the structure on the basis of pottery evidence.
Sponsor: ESU Ltd.
P Duffy 1998
Watching Brief (November 2003 - August 2004)
NS 517 676 A watching brief and evaluation undertaken between November 2003 and August 2004 in advance of construction works failed to reveal any significant archaeological remains. The development area lay in the vicinity of three previously recorded sites (see above).
Archive to be deposited in the NMRS.
Sponsor: Xscape Development Ltd.
A Duffy 2004
