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Balerno, Newmills Road

Boundary Ditch(S) (Post Medieval)(Possible), Ditch(S) (Prehistoric), Dyke(S) (Post Medieval), Field Drain(S) (Post Medieval), Pit(S) (Prehistoric)

Site Name Balerno, Newmills Road

Classification Boundary Ditch(S) (Post Medieval)(Possible), Ditch(S) (Prehistoric), Dyke(S) (Post Medieval), Field Drain(S) (Post Medieval), Pit(S) (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 358018

Site Number NT16NE 262

NGR NT 1650 6730

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/358018

Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
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Administrative Areas

  • Council Edinburgh, City Of
  • Parish Currie
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District City Of Edinburgh
  • Former County Midlothian

Activities

Archaeological Evaluation (23 January 2017 - 2 February 2017)

NT 1650 6730 An evaluation was undertaken, 23 January – 2 February 2017, prior to a residential development on land next to Newmills Road. A total of 69 trenches, covering 3700m2 were excavated across the area. Within five of the trenches, concentrated on the slope in the northern corner of the site, four pits and two ditches were revealed that may

represent prehistoric activity. The lowest lying part of the site contained a deposit of up to 1m of peat, with numerous post-medieval drains and dykes running through it that were partly visible on the surface. This network of drains was also prevalent across the rest of the area with a large number of rubble and ceramic tile drains encountered, alongside two probable field boundary ditches from the same period.

Archive: NRHE (intended)

Funder: Cala Homes (East) Ltd

Kevin Paton – AOC Archaeology Group

(Source: DES, Volume 18)

Archaeological Evaluation (6 March 2017 - 25 March 2017)

Following the completion of an initial archaeological evaluation undertaken by AOC Archaeology Group in January 2017 further works consisting of a monitored top-soil strip and limited excavation were carried out prior to a residential development on land next to Newmills Road, Balerno, Edinburgh (NT 1650 6730).

The works involved the monitored top-soil stripping of a targeted area measuring 10,200 m2 concentrated on the slope in the northern corner of the site where the evaluation had revealed four pits and two ditch features. The top-soil strip revealed a further 14 features including pits and the truncated remains of a later prehistoric ring-groove roundhouse. Two body-sherds of undecorated prehistoric ceramics were recovered from a single pit fill.

Information from Anne Marot and Rob Engl (AOC Archaeology Group) 27 March 2017. OASIS ID: aocarcha1-281589

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