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Edinburgh, 230-250 Bonnington Road, Cardboard Box Works
Ditch(S) (Modern), Drain(S) (Modern), Factory (20th Century) (1939), Pit(S) (Modern)
Site Name Edinburgh, 230-250 Bonnington Road, Cardboard Box Works
Classification Ditch(S) (Modern), Drain(S) (Modern), Factory (20th Century) (1939), Pit(S) (Modern)
Alternative Name(s) Tinto Place
Canmore ID 149250
Site Number NT27NE 442
NGR NT 26259 75827
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/149250
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27NE 442 26259 75827
NT 262 758 A watching brief and evaluation took place within a proposed residential housing development, bounded by Bonnington Road Lane, Ashley Place, and Tinto Place, Edinburgh. A desk-based assessment revealed that the site lay on the interface between Leith and Edinburgh and comprised of gardens, orchards and fields during the 19th century. It was only developed in the later 20th century. A watching brief within the footprint of a modern warehouse in the east of the site revealed no archaeological remains and the warehouse had truncated the subsoil. The footprint of a second warehouse was evaluated by trial trenching comprised 106m squared. Under modern crushed concrete, a buried soil was preserved. This was cut by modern foundation trenches and a land drain. It sealed further land drains and a ditch, which may be represented on the First Edition map and on both Edinburgh and Leith Town Plans.
Sponsor: Miller Homes Ltd.
Ian Suddaby, 2007.
Archaeological Evaluation (14 March 2007 - 9 May 2007)
NT 2622 7584 A proposed residential housing development, bounded by Bonnington Road Lane, Ashley Place, and Tinto Place was subject to archaeological investigation during March-May 2007. The site lay on the interface between Leith and Edinburgh and was gardens, orchards and fields during the 19th century; it was developed only in the later 20th century. A watching brief inside the footprint of a modern warehouse in
the E of the site revealed no archaeological remains and the warehouse had truncated the subsoil. The footprint of a second warehouse was evaluated by trial trenching of 106m². Under modern crushed concrete, a buried soil was preserved. This was cut by modern foundation trenches and a land drain. It sealed further land drains and a ditch, which may be represented on the 1st Edition OS map and on both Edinburgh and Leith Town Plans.
Archive deposited with RCAHMS.
Funder: Miller Homes Ltd.
