Lanark, 2 Hope Street, Alvo
No Class (Event) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Lanark, 2 Hope Street, Alvo
Classification No Class (Event) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 269433
Site Number NS84SE 315
NGR NS 88053 43721
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/269433
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Lanark
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Clydesdale
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS84SE 315 88053 43721
(NS 88045 43697) A watching brief was undertaken during work on the drains at the back of ALVO. The only feature revealed was a construction trench about 30cm deep and 50cm wide running along the back wall. This chiefly contained fragments of old lemonade and beer bottles; most pieces were fairly small but the lemonade manufacturers Barr and Hendry were identified. There were also fragments of several bottles with a kilted soldier on them, possibly whisky bottles. Much of this material dates to the late 19th/early 20th century.
Other items include the neck of an early 19th-century wine bottle, three fragments of late 15th-century green-glazed pottery, and four fragments of splash glaze medieval pottery of the late 13th/early14th century.
Sponsor: RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program).
E Archer 2003
