Melrose, St Mary's School
Path (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Melrose, St Mary's School
Classification Path (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 78823
Site Number NT53SW 82
NGR NT 5475 3425
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/78823
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Melrose
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Roxburghshire
NT53SW 82 5475 3425
Geophysical survey and trial trenching was undertaken in advance of a proposed housing development within a walled garden in the grounds of St Mary's School, Melrose and within the precinct wall of Melrose Abbey (NT53SW 30). The results of resistivity survey determined the position of trial trenches. Three further trial trenches were excavated through a tennis court, where geophysical survey was not considered appropriate. Six trenches showed a simple stratigraphic sequence of topsoil, Post-Medieval garden soil and a uniform sequence of subsoils. No archaeological features were found in these. The remaining trench was positioned to examine a linear geophysical anomaly. A linear stone spread was exposed in this trench. Its location corresponds to one of several garden paths which appear on both the first edition Ordnance Survey coverage of 1859 and the 1:2500 coverage of 1964.
Sponsor: Border design Centre, Melrose.
CFA 1992.
Sbc Note
Visibility: This site has been excavated.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
