Parliament Square
Wall (18th Century)
Site Name Parliament Square
Classification Wall (18th Century)
Canmore ID 300216
Site Number NT27SE 6037
NGR NT 25770 73567
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/300216
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Watching Brief (10 December 2007 - 14 January 2008)
Work was undertaken, 10 December 2007–14 January 2008, to address the potential impact of minor development work at two sites.
NT 25770 73567 Parliament Square – A substantial sandstone wall relating to a former 18th-century tenement was recorded.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: Scottish Court Service
Rob Engl (AOC Archaeology Group), 2008
Watching Brief (9 June 2018 - 23 June 2018)
NT 25772 73567 A watching brief was undertaken, 9 – 23 June 2018, on work associated with the installation of replacement bollards. The site lies within the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, immediately to the SE corner of St Gile’s cathedral, within Parliament Square on the Royal Mile. The remains of an 18th-century wall recorded during the previous watching brief were found, along with a possible post-medieval rubble layer to the W of the wall. Oyster shells and a tile flooring fragment were recovered from the rubble layer.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: Servest
Rachel Ford – AOC Archaeology Group
(Source: DES Vol 19)
