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St Andrews, University Of St Andrews, Gatty Marine Laboratory

Scientific Research Establishment (19th Century)

Site Name St Andrews, University Of St Andrews, Gatty Marine Laboratory

Classification Scientific Research Establishment (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) East Sands

Canmore ID 93299

Site Number NO51NW 254

NGR NO 5178 1613

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Fife
  • Parish St Andrews And St Leonards
  • Former Region Fife
  • Former District North East Fife
  • Former County Fife

Archaeology Notes

NO51NW 254 5178 1613

St Andrews - Gatty Marine Lab.

Built 1896

ARCHITECT: James Gillespie 1896.

(Undated) information in NMRS.

Site recorded by Maritime Fife during the Coastal Assessment Survey for Historic Scotland, Fife Ness to Newburgh 1996.

Gatty Marine Laboratory

(Univ of St Andrews) [NAT]

OS (GIS) MasterMap, November 2010.

Activities

Watching Brief (21 September 2017 - 9 April 2018)

NO 517 161 A watching brief was carried out, 23 August 2017 – 9 April 2018, on ground-breaking works associated with development work. Site visits monitored the reopening of old services and the excavation of new service tracks. This revealed sands to a depth of 1.2m, but there were no finds or features of archaeological significance.

Archive: NRHE (intended)

Funder: JLL Building Consultancy

Steven Watt – AOC Archaeology Group

(Source: DES Vol 19)

OASIS ID: aocarcha1-313717 (S Watt) 2018

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