North Queensferry, 25 Main Street, Albert Hotel

The earliest buildings in the village would probably have been of timber, wattle and daub, perhaps with thatched roofs. Similarly buildings which have more than one phase of construction, such as The Albert Hotel (see below) may also preserve earlier structural features within the fabric itself, hidden or obscured by later additions. On the ground floor, for example, these may be represented by floor surfaces, fireplaces and other features associated with the very earliest phases of occupation, sealed beneath the modern floor levels. Throughout the buildings, more structural elements, such as blocked-up doorways, windows and cupboards, may also survive behind modern plasterboard.

Information from ‘Historic North Queensferry and the Peninsula: The Archaeological Implications of Development’ (1999).