Perth, Glasgow Road, Rosslyn House
Flats (21st Century), Hospital (First World War), Local Government Office (20th Century), Poor House (19th Century)
Site Name Perth, Glasgow Road, Rosslyn House
Classification Flats (21st Century), Hospital (First World War), Local Government Office (20th Century), Poor House (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Poorhouse, Perth War Hospital, Perth Council Offices
Canmore ID 242706
Site Number NO12SW 525.01
NGR NO 108 234
NGR Description Centred on NO 108 234
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/242706
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Perth
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO12SW 525.01 centred on NO 108 234
NO 108 243 (centre) A field evaluation was undertaken in November 2001 at Rosslyn House in advance of a residential development, near the area of the Carmelite monastery known as Whitefriars, centred around NO 107 238 (about 150-200m to the NE of the proposed development). A total of eight evaluation trenches were excavated by machine representing 5% of the available area. The evaluation revealed modern make-up, services and a 19th-century cobbled pathway over an earlier ground surface, which had formed over a generally well-drained cultivation soil. Two phases of field drain were noted - ceramic pipe and field stone. A furrow representing rig and furrow cultivation, possibly from the medieval period, was also identified. No deposits or features of archaeological significance were encountered.
Archive to be deposited in the NMRS.
Sponsor: Scotia Homes.
R Cachart 2002
Project (March 2013 - September 2013)
A project to characterise the quantity and quality of the Scottish resource of known surviving remains of the First World War. Carried out in partnership between Historic Scotland and RCAHMS.
