Arbroath Abbey
Midden (Period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery (Medieval)
Site Name Arbroath Abbey
Classification Midden (Period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) James Street
Canmore ID 35629
Site Number NO64SW 66
NGR NO 642 413
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/35629
- Council Angus
- Parish Arbroath And St Vigeans
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO64SW 66 642 413.
A medieval midden was identified outside the W door of the abbey in 1963 when some 17th-century houses were demolished. To the rear of these buildings was a steep bank behind which was the wall of the abbey burial ground. The bank consisted of midden material, bones, stones, burnt debris and pottery of late medieval date. The feature remains unexcavated. Some medieval pottery sherds were found amongst the debris from the demolished houses.
J Wilson 1963; SBS Arbroath 1982
NO 642 413 An archaeological evaluation was carried out in March 2006 in advance of the construction of flats on the site of a previously demolished building on James Street, Arbroath. Two trenches totalling 31m2 were excavated uncovering modern disturbance deposits and natural 'C' horizon. No archaeological deposits or artefacts were observed.
Archive to be deposited in NMRS.
Sponsor: Angus Housing Association Ltd
Robin Inglis, 2006.
