Edinburgh, 125 High Street, North Gray's Close
Architectural Fragment (Period Unassigned), Wall (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, 125 High Street, North Gray's Close
Classification Architectural Fragment (Period Unassigned), Wall (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 52480
Site Number NT27SE 430
NGR NT 25985 73711
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/52480
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 430 260 737
A 'corbel, carved in the form of a grotesque head, with leaves in its mouth, (illustrated by Wilson, 1873) was found on the east side of North Gray's Close, about twenty years since, in excavating for a tan pit. It was discovered six feet below the ground; and in the course of digging, the workmen came upon a large fragment of wall, of very substantial masonry, running from east to west, and completely below the foundations of the neighbouring houses.'
D Wilson 1873.