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Edinburgh, Gamekeeper's Road
Loopholed Wall (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Gamekeeper's Road
Classification Loopholed Wall (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Edinburgh Defence Scheme; Whitehouse Road
Canmore ID 206792
Site Number NT17NE 228
NGR NT 1850 7592
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/206792
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT17NE 228 1850 7592
A former loopholed wall is situated in a wall on the SE side of the junction of Gamekeeper's Road and Whitehouse Road. The holes have been re-blocked with concrete.
Information from Defence of Britain Project recording form, V E Dean, 1997
This loopholed wall has since been removed in the course of new house building.
An archaeological desk-based assessment and evaluation was carried out near here, at No.s 2,4,6 Avon Road and No. 8 Peggy's Mill Road, Barnton, Edinburgh (see NT17NE 280). The site is confined to the gardens of the properties and was carried out ahead of proposed developments on the site. A Roman Road may have passed through the site and a Roman graveyard may have been located along this road. Trial trenches located across the site revealed areas of a linear wall, which appears to be a garden feature or boundary wall. There was evidence that the gardens have been terraced at some point. A 19th century field drain in one trench was found, showing evidence for agricultural activity in the area before the houses were built. No other archaeological features were found at this site.
S Mitchell 2005
