Fingask Castle, Walled Garden
Walled Garden (19th Century)
Site Name Fingask Castle, Walled Garden
Classification Walled Garden (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Fingask Castle Policies
Canmore ID 77331
Site Number NO22NW 7.08
NGR NO 22958 27211
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/77331
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Kilspindie
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
Archaeological Evaluation (15 February 2016 - 3 November 2016)
NO 2294 2718 (centred on) An evaluation and watching brief were undertaken, 15 February – 3 November 2016, prior to and during construction of accommodation, soakaway, parking and a roadway on a 964m2 area outside the S and W sides of the walled garden at Fingask Castle. The accommodation area revealed stone-lined field drains and a naturally shattered small boulder. In the soakaway trench, which was excavated to a depth of 1.2m, a large boulder was found buried in the subsoil. This boulder was considered to be an in situ natural erratic and very unlikely to be associated with the standing stone. In the area of the car park a linear feature was considered to be associated with shrubs or hedges that formerly surrounded the walled garden. Also in the car park area was a possible posthole, but upon examination this turned out to be a stonehole. Dumps of mortar and gravel in the car park area were thought to be from fairly recent renovation work.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: Private individual
Ray Cachart – Alder Archaeology Ltd
(Source: DES, Volume 18)
