Links Road
No Class (Event) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Links Road
Classification No Class (Event) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 290669
Site Number NJ90NE 214
NGR NJ 9521 0673
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/290669
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Aberdeen
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District City Of Aberdeen
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ90NE 214 9521 0673
NJ 9521 0673 A watching brief was maintained in October 2006 during the soil strip and excavation of foundations on the site in advance of its development as a crazy golf course. The site measures c 65m (E-W) by 40m (N-S) and is located on the E side of Links Road in the area of the Queens Links. Although there were no recorded archaeological features within the confines of the site, it is quite likely that there was prehistoric and later medieval activity in the wider area. The soil strip and deeper excavations for soakaways and foundations showed that a deep layer of demolition rubble was used to level the site prior to it being landscaped and grassed over. No archaeological features or finds were evident.
Report lodged with Aberdeen City SMR and NMRS.
Sponsors: Cadona's Pleasure Fairs Ltd
J C Murray, 2006.
Watching Brief (15 November 2011 - 1 May 2012)
A watching brief was carried out from 15 November 2011- 1 May 2012 on trenches excavated for the City Centre Heating Phase 1 (Aberdeen City Council Planning references P110789, P111251 and change of route P120455). The trench for laying the pipes starts at The Beach Ballroom, Links Road (AB24 5NR), runs SW along Links Road, along Constitution Street, around Constitution Court, along Wales Street, across Park Street, along Frederick Street, north along King Street, Mealmarket Street, West North Street to Mitchell Hall (AB24 5AS) and also SW along Longacre and Queen Street to Grampian Police HQ and Aberdeen City Council Town House (AB10 1BS).
Information from Oasis (camerona1-125584) 24 July 2012
NJ 95273 07178 (Beach Ballroom) – NJ 94325 06603 (West North Street) – NJ 94325 06405 A watching brief was maintained, 17 November 2011 – 1 May 2012, during the excavation of trenches for new heating pipes. The trenches running from The Town House, Broad Street to Aberdeen Leisure Centre, Beach Boulevard were 1.5m wide and 1.2m deep. The foundations of 19th-century tenements were recorded in Broad Street and garden soils in Mealmarket Street.
Archive: RCAHMS
Funder: Aberdeen Heat and Power
Alison Cameron (Cameron Archaeology) July 2012
