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Elgin, High Street, Fountain
Fountain (19th Century), Human Remains(S) (Medieval), Unidentified Pottery (12th Century)
Site Name Elgin, High Street, Fountain
Classification Fountain (19th Century), Human Remains(S) (Medieval), Unidentified Pottery (12th Century)
Canmore ID 193883
Site Number NJ26SW 225
NGR NJ 21534 62837
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/193883
- Council Moray
- Parish Elgin
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NJ26SW 225 21534 62837
NMRS REFERENCE
Architect: Thomas Mackenzie.
Excavation (15 May 2007 - 17 May 2007)
NJ 21528 62826 A watching brief was carried out in May 2007 during the installation of a UV treatment tank next to the fountain on Elgin Plainstones. The trench was dug without archaeological supervision, due to a misunderstanding between the building contractors and the client, and in the process human remains were greatly disturbed and partially removed. A smallscale rescue excavation was undertaken, and a human skull and other bone fragments removed. In addition, a small sherd of glazed pottery was recovered from the same context. Subsequent analysis of remains showed that they belonged to two individuals, an elderly male and a young female, while the pottery sherd was dated to the 12th–14th century AD, providing a terminus post quem for the burials.
Archive to be deposited with RCAHMS. Reports to be deposited with RCAHMS and Aberdeenshire Council SMR.
Claire Herbert, Alba Archaeology (Highland) Ltd, 2007
Funder: Moray Council.
Watching Brief (8 December 2016 - 10 May 2017)
NJ 21570 62847 (centred on) A watching brief was conducted, 8 December 2016 – 10 May 2017, during work for interpretation panels and other groundwork. Only a single disarticulate fragment of human remains was found in an area associated with the former medieval church of St Giles (NJ26SW 225).
Report: Moray SMR and NHRE
Funder: Elgin BID and Moray Council
Stuart Farrell
(Source: DES, Volume 18)
