Edinburgh, 146-156 Morrison Street
Car Park (Modern), Cobbled Road (19th Century), Wall(S) (19th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, 146-156 Morrison Street
Classification Car Park (Modern), Cobbled Road (19th Century), Wall(S) (19th Century)
Canmore ID 152550
Site Number NT27SW 2875
NGR NT 24637 73206
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/152550
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Building now demolished.
Archaeological Evaluation (21 July 2010 - 23 July 2010)
NT 246 732 An evaluation was carried out 21–23 July 2010 at a proposed development site associated with the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). A total of four trenches were excavated revealing a series of foundation walls, relating to tenements and evidence of the cobbled road surface of Newport Street. The features were of 19th-century date and are depicted on the 1st (1852) and 2nd (1894) edition OS town plans.
Archive: RCAHMS
Funder: Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd
Nuala Marshall – Headland Archaeology Ltd
