Morham Churchyard
Building (Period Unassigned), Drain (Period Unassigned), Garden Wall (Period Unassigned), Long Cist (Early Medieval), Bead(S) (Glass)
Site Name Morham Churchyard
Classification Building (Period Unassigned), Drain (Period Unassigned), Garden Wall (Period Unassigned), Long Cist (Early Medieval), Bead(S) (Glass)
Alternative Name(s) Morham Parish Church
Canmore ID 56424
Site Number NT57SE 32
NGR NT 556 725
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/56424
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Morham
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT57SE 32 556 725.
Nine glass beads, seven crudely faceted and of opalescent milky colour, and two oval and black, found when digging a grave on the E side of Morham church (NT57SE 31: NT 556 725), were donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland [NMAS] in 1928 by Rev J Pattullo, minister of Morham. There had originally been a long, stone-lined grave and at least one other burial at the find-spot (Accession no: FJ 119).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1928
Archaeological Evaluation (18 June 2006 - 20 June 2006)
NT 556 725 Four trenches (10% of the proposed development) were excavated by hand, on 18–20 June 2006, to evaluate the potential for archaeological remains in the walled garden in the vicinity of a previously demolished 18th-century manse.
The fieldwork revealed a stone drain and a series of possible exterior surfaces. The stone drain may be contemporary with the old manse although it had a later insertion of clay piping. Two courses of foundation masonry, interpreted as structural remains of the manse, were found. A building appraisal was undertaken of a section of the garden’s walls, incorporating part of the surviving gable of the demolished manse, and a later outbuilding now used as a potting shed.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended). Report: East Lothian SMR and RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: Mr Patrick Gammell
Phil Moore (CFA Archaeology Ltd), 2008
