Edinburgh, Ferry Road, Spartan's Football Ground
Football Ground (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Ferry Road, Spartan's Football Ground
Classification Football Ground (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Ainslie Park
Canmore ID 341290
Site Number NT27NW 615
NGR NT 23458 75938
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/341290
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Desk Based Assessment (9 November 2007)
This report presents the results of an archaeological desk-based assessment for the proposed housing development at West Winnelstrae, Edinburgh (NGR: NT 23453 75934). CFA Archaeology Ltd was commissioned to undertake an archaeological desk-based assessment and reconnaissance field visit with the objective of:
1. Identifying the archaeological baseline within the stud area.
2. Assessing the study area in terms of its archaeological potential.
Funder: Miller Homes Ltd
CFA Archaeology Ltd
Watching Brief (17 September 2013 - 19 September 2013)
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken in respect to a proposed development at the site of the former Spartans Football Ground, Ferry Road, Edinburgh (centred on NGR: NT 2337 7595). The development area measures approximately 2.13 ha in total. A 10% sample of the available area was investigated by the evaluation. The evaluation was restricted by the presence of numerous live services and exclusion zones. A high level of truncation had occurred across the development area with the exception of a small pocket within the north-east of the site. This revealed a relict plough-soil. With the exception of a single sherd of Medieval white gritty ware recovered from the imported top-soil, no archaeological remains pre-dating the late 19th/early 20th centuries were recorded. Due to the truncation recorded across site, no further works are considered necessary.
AOC Archaeology 2012 (R. Engl)
