Edinburgh, 28 Academy Street, Leith Victoria Boxing Club
Club (20th Century), Human Remains (Period Unknown), Mission Hall (19th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, 28 Academy Street, Leith Victoria Boxing Club
Classification Club (20th Century), Human Remains (Period Unknown), Mission Hall (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Mission Hall; St Andrew Place
Canmore ID 149228
Site Number NT27NE 433
NGR NT 27101 75923
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/149228
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Excavation (July 2013)
NT 27099 75927 A programme of hand excavation and monitoring was undertaken in July 2013 at the corner of Wellington Place and St Andrew Place. The work was carried out in response to the discovery of human bone during the installation of new street lighting ducts. Several bones, which had been dislodged by a mechanical excavator, were recovered.
An area of c9m2 was excavated by hand in spits to a total depth of 0.8m below pavement level. The material removed consisted principally of made ground deposits, heavily truncated by a number of service trenches. Relatively undisturbed beach sand was encountered in places from
c0.65m below pavement level. Disarticulated human bone was encountered sporadically throughout the made ground and service trenches.
Report: RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: City of Edinburgh Council
Jurgen van Wessel – Headland Archaeology Ltd
(Source: DES)
