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Edinburgh, Portobello, Bottle Works
Bottle Works (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, Portobello, Bottle Works
Classification Bottle Works (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Wood's Bottle Works; The United Glass Bottle Manufacturers Limited
Canmore ID 145625
Site Number NT37SW 256
NGR NT 3005 7405
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/145625
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NMRS REFERENCE:
PLANS:
Dick Peddie and McKay, Edinburgh. Alts. Dick Peddie, McKay and Jamieson, 1948.
Archaeological Evaluation (1 August 2017 - 4 August 2017)
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by AOC Archaeology Group on land previously occupied by warehouses and offices at 1-7 Baileyfield Crescent, Portobello, Edinburgh. The evaluation revealed that the development area contained the remains of buildings associated with industrial activity from at least, and possibly earlier than, the mid 19th to early 20th century. The buildings contained the remains of flue systems, a likely chimney and possible bottle kilns associated with glass works visible on historic maps. The evaluation also demonstrated that dumped material exceeding 4m, which dates from the early 19th century to the middle of the 20th century, was present predominantly in the southern part of the development area.
Information from Steven Wall (AOC Archaeology Group) 14 August 2017. OASIS ID: aocarcha1-292549
Archaeological Evaluation (10 January 2017 - 12 January 2017)
NT 30135 74061 An evaluation was undertaken, 10–12 January 2017, on land previously occupied by warehouses and offices at 1–7 Baileyfield Crescent. The evaluation revealed that the Phase 1 area consists of modern hard standing covering >4m of dumped material from the early 19th to mid-20th century. The trenches and test pits identified numerous dumped deposits across the evaluation area, with tip lines present throughout each trench indicating that the dumped material was being brought into the site from the northern edge. A probable brick floor relating
to a late 19th-century building was also revealed within Trench 5 at a depth of 3.1m. Some samples of pottery and glass were recovered from some of the dumped horizons for further analysis.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: BDW Trading Ltd and Standard Life Assurance Ltd
Kevin Paton – AOC Archaeology Group
(Source: DES, Volume 18)
