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Edinburgh, 44 Biggar Road, Hillburn Road House
Roadhouse (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, 44 Biggar Road, Hillburn Road House
Classification Roadhouse (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Fairmile Inn
Canmore ID 149563
Site Number NT26NW 157
NGR NT 24796 67783
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/149563
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Standing Building Recording (25 October 2012 - 3 September 2013)
NT 24796 67784 A programme of archaeological work was carried out, 25 October 2012 – 3 September 2013, in advance of demolition and development work on the site of the Fairmile Inn at 44 Biggar Road. A standing building survey was carried out of the The Fairmile Inn, which was originally called the Hillburn Roadhouse, and was built in the 1950s. The inn was built after the demolition of an earlier building of unknown, but at least mid-19th-century date. The site is on the location of the former Bow Bridge, which was located on one of the main routes into Edinburgh. The development site had been heavily affected by the construction of the Edinburgh City Bypass in the 1980s and no finds or features of archaeological significance were recorded during the evaluation or watching brief.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: Oberlanders Architects LLP
Diana Sproat and Kevin Paton, AOC Archaeology Group, 2013
(Source: DES)
