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Garthamlock, Gartloch Road
Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Garthamlock, Gartloch Road
Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Cardowan
Canmore ID 288764
Site Number NS66NE 105
NGR NS 6639 6673
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/288764
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Glasgow (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS66NE 105 6639 6673
The remains of a building were found during construction activities at Gartloch Road, Garthamlock, Glasgow. Although the discovery lay outwith the remit of planning control, the West of Scotland Archaeology Service recommended that
the archaeological discovery be adequately recorded as the remains could not be preserved in situ.
The works confirmed the presence of building remains which relate to the farmstead of Cardowan which appears on the First Edition Ordnance Survey (OS) map (1864). Other 19th century remains were also recorded within the locality in the form of brick walls and stone surfaces which relate to the later development of the farmstead as seen on the 2nd (1895) and 3rd Edition OS (1933) maps. Evaluation of the immediate environs of the discovery uncovered further remains of the farmstead and showed that the area had undergone severe truncation in the recent past. Provisional inspection shows that all small finds (predominately pottery) are 19th to 20th Century in date.
Earthenware pottery (19th century) found within the fabric of wall (103) would indicate that the stone built structures are later than the settlement seen on Roy's Map (c 1745-55) and may represent improvement/rebuilding removing the earlier settlement completely or were built along side. The lack of finds from any earlier period suggests a lack of any earlier occupation.
E Hindmarch (AOC Archaeology) 2007
Excavation (7 January 2007 - 12 January 2007)
NS 6639 6673 The remains of a building were found during construction activities at Gartloch Road, Garthamlock. Although the discovery lay outwith the remit of planning control, WoSAS recommended that the archaeological discovery be adequately recorded as the remains could not be preserved in situ. The works
undertaken between 7-12 January 2007 confirmed the presence of building remains relating to the farmstead of Cardowan which appears on the 1st Edition OS map (1864). Other 19th-century remains were also recorded, in the form of brick walls and stone surfaces which relate to the later development of the farmstead as seen on the 2nd (1895) and 3rd Edition OS (1933) maps.
Evaluation of the immediate environs of the discovery uncovered further remains of the farmstead and showed that the area had undergone severe truncation in the recent past. Provisional inspection shows that all small finds (predominately pottery) are 19th- to 20th-century in date. Earthenware pottery (19th century) found in the fabric of one of the walls indicate that the stonebuilt structures are later than the settlement seen on Roy-s Map
(c 1745-55) and may imply that improvement or rebuilding removed the earlier settlement completely. There were no finds from any earlier occupation of the site.
Archive to be deposited with RCAHMS.
Funder: Persimmons Partnerships (Scotland) Ltd.
