St Andrews, Market Street, General
General View
Site Name St Andrews, Market Street, General
Classification General View
Canmore ID 94528
Site Number NO51NW 322
NGR NO 50870 16734
NGR Description From NO 50539 16714 to NO 51185 16705
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/94528
- Council Fife
- Parish St Andrews And St Leonards
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
Watching Brief (22 September 2010 - 1 November 2011)
NO 50910 16735 A watching brief was undertaken 22 September 2010 – 1 November 2011 during work to reduce and repave areas of road and pavements at Market Street. The excavation of service trenches, manholes and pits for tree planting were also monitored.
Several significant archaeological features were uncovered and recorded during the course of the development work. These features related to the use of Market Street as a main street of the burgh over long periods of time and included surviving elements of the Tolbooth, Market Cross and Tron. While it was possible to suggest a historical origin for some of the archaeological features exposed, the extent of investigation was constrained by the limits of the excavation work required for the redevelopment work.
Archive: RCAHMS. Report: Fife Council Archaeology Service
Funder: T and N Gilmartin (Contractors) Ltd
Diane Gorman, Rathmell Archaeology Ltd
2012
