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Port Glasgow, Newark Burial Ground
Burial Ground (Post Medieval)
Site Name Port Glasgow, Newark Burial Ground
Classification Burial Ground (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Bay Street
Canmore ID 370996
Site Number NS37SW 261
NGR NS 32610 74405
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/370996
- Council Inverclyde
- Parish Port Glasgow
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Inverclyde
- Former County Renfrewshire
Note (1859 - 1913)
A burial ground is depicted on historic OS mapping. It appears on the 25-inch map from 1859 (Renfrewshire, 1859, sheet II.12) annotated as Newark Burial Ground. but is annotated as 'Disused' on the 25-inch map from 1913 (Renfrewshire, 1913, sheet II.12).
Information from Peter McKeague (Historic Environment Scotland) 20 December 2021.
Archaeological Evaluation (16 September 2008 - 19 September 2008)
NS 3257 7441 A programme of assessment was undertaken from 16–19 September 2008 in relation to the proposed development of ground surrounding the existing brick built conversion of Gourock Rope Works.
Test pitting encountered human remains in Area A to the E of the Rope Works, while Area B to the W was found to be archaeologically sterile. The strip of the proposed building footprint in Area A uncovered the 19th-century cemetery boundary wall and identified surviving in situ graves along the western side of the development footprint. Disarticulated and disturbed human remains were recovered from 20th century demolition deposits and in situ graves were not disturbed.
Archive: RCAHMS. Report: WoSAS
Funder: Clyde Homes
Katie Sludden (Rathmell Archaeology Limited), 2008
Test Pit Survey (9 March 2020)
Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd conducted an archaeological monitoring on waste land adjacent to Bay Street, Port Glasgow. The work was carried out at the request of Advance Construction Scotland Ltd (the client) to monitor site investigation works prior to redevelopment. The site was to the east of a large residential building which was originally part of the Gourock Rope Works (NS37SW 29) and once contained buildings associated with the expansion of the original Rope Works site. A burial ground (NS37SW 261) present in the south-western corner of the site was built upon by the construction of a warehouse in the 1970s. An evaluation in 2008 by Rathmell Archaeology identified in situ coffins and human remains in the footprint of the burial ground which attested that at least some of the lairs were not cleared prior to the construction of the warehouse.
Five site investigation test pits and two hand dug test pits were monitored. Layers of made ground were identified in each pit. Concrete bases from previous buildings were identified in the bases of Test Pits 1, 4 and 5. Natural subsoil was reached in Test Pit 3.
No archaeological features or human skeletal remains were identified during the works.
Information from Fraser McFarlane and Sue McGalliard (Headland Archaeology Ltd) April 2020.
OASIS ID: headland1-388300
