Edinburgh, Cramond, Whitehouse Road, Cramond Primary School
School (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, Cramond, Whitehouse Road, Cramond Primary School
Classification School (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 206796
Site Number NT17NE 230
NGR NT 1886 7657
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/206796
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT17NE 230 1886 7657
Cramond Primary School was used during World War II as an Air Raid Precautions post. The siren was situated above the former entrance porch on the SE side of the building.
Information from Defence of Britain Project recording form, V E Dean, 1997
Watching Brief (September 2002 - October 2002)
(NT 188 765) A watching brief was maintained in September and October 2002 during groundworks associated with the construction of a nursery on the site of the former Cramond Infant School. The watching brief was triggered by the possibility of the Roman road passing through the site, the projected line of which runs S from the fort at Cramond. A cobbled surface and a brick and slab drain were uncovered, both thought to date to the 18th or 19th centuries. No trace of the Roman road was found, probably due to the natural topography of the site, which slopes steeply down towards the River Almond.
Archive to be deposited in the NMRS.
Sponsor: Birrell Collection Nursery School.
J Dawson 2003.
