Merchiston Castle School, Laidlaw House | Canmore

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Hall Of Residence (Modern)

Site Name Merchiston Castle School, Laidlaw House

Classification Hall Of Residence (Modern)

Alternative Name(s) 6th Form Boarder's Accommodation

Canmore ID 306904

Site Number NT26NW 501

NGR NT 21758 69574

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/306904

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle and Laidlaw House, looking NNE.

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle and Laidlaw House, looking NNE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/6/2015

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House and Colinton House, looking ESE.

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House and Colinton House, looking ESE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/6/2015

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House and Laidlaw House, looking ESE.

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House and Laidlaw House, looking ESE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/6/2015

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle and Laidlaw House, looking ENE.

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle and Laidlaw House, looking ENE.

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3/6/2015

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle and Laidlaw House, looking NE.

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle and Laidlaw House, looking NE.

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3/6/2015

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle, Sanatorium and Laidlaw House, looking NNW.

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle, Sanatorium and Laidlaw House, looking NNW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/6/2015

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House and Laidlaw House, looking SE.

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House and Laidlaw House, looking SE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/6/2015

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House and Laidlaw House, looking ESE.

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House and Laidlaw House, looking ESE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/6/2015

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle, Sanatorium and Laidlaw House, looking N.

DP 213802

Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle, Sanatorium and Laidlaw House, looking N.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/6/2015

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House and Laidlaw House and Colinton House, looking E.

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House and Laidlaw House and Colinton House, looking E.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/6/2015

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage and Laidlaw House, looking E.

DP 213798

Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage and Laidlaw House, looking E.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/6/2015

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle, Sanatorium and Laidlaw House, looking NW.

DP 213804

Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle, Sanatorium and Laidlaw House, looking NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

3/6/2015

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Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle and Laidlaw House, looking NNE.

Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House and Colinton House, looking ESE.

Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House and Laidlaw House, looking ESE.

Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle and Laidlaw House, looking ENE.

Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle and Laidlaw House, looking NE.

Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle, Sanatorium and Laidlaw House, looking NNW.

Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House and Laidlaw House, looking SE.

Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House and Laidlaw House, looking ESE.

Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle, Sanatorium and Laidlaw House, looking N.

Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House and Laidlaw House and Colinton House, looking E.

Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage and Laidlaw House, looking E.

Oblique aerial view of Merchiston Castle School, including the main building and memorial hall, Colinton House, Chalmers Boarding House, Rogerson Boarding House, Engineer's Cottage, Colinton Castle, Sanatorium and Laidlaw House, looking NW.

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Council Edinburgh, City Of
Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
Former Region Lothian
Former District City Of Edinburgh
Former County Midlothian

Activities

Archaeological Evaluation (16 May 2007 - 22 May 2007)

NT 2161 6947 Work was carried out on 16-17 May 2007 in advance of and during the construction of new Sixth Form boarders' accommodation at Merchiston Castle School, Colinton. The desk-based assessment revealed that the application area had been agricultural land and then became part of the ornamental grounds of Colinton House. Construction of the school buildings began in the late 1920s. An evaluation of 11% of the area available for trenching resulted in 325m² of trenching The trial trenches revealed no finds or features of archaeological significance, except for traces of rig and furrow aligned NE to SW. The watching brief on the topsoil removal revealed no archaeological remains.

Archive deposited with RCAHMS. City of Edinburgh Council Archaeology Service SMR.

Funder: Doig and Smith LLP on behalf of Merchiston Castle School.

R White 2007

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