Perth, 199-205 High Street

NO 113 237 A programme of archaeological works was undertaken in three phases in the backlands of 199–205 High Street in advance of the construction of an extension. Phase 1 consisted of standing building recording of the site frontage. The Phase 2 evaluation carried out in September 2008 consisted of the excavation of two trenches. The trenches located in situ window jambs and walls of a demolished 19th-century high status building and stone vaulting on the W side of the site. At the N end of the site a large bread oven and further stone vaulting or bridging were recorded. It was evident that the 19th-century building was surrounded by a sunken passageway with storage vaults up against the site’s W wall, and that the oven had been attached at a later date to the building’s N wall. The Phase 3 watching brief undertaken 11–16 February 2009 revealed further features relating to the oven, the vaults and the 19th-century building. A limited desk-based study of Perth street directories, Dean of Guild plans and Valuation Rolls revealed further evidence of the numbering of the properties, owners and occupiers and usage of the site buildings from the 1830s.

Archive: Local SMR

Funder: Panther (VAT) Properties Ltd

Ray Cachart – SUAT Ltd