Edinburgh, Cramond, Cramond Inn, Car Park
Car Park (Modern)
Site Name Edinburgh, Cramond, Cramond Inn, Car Park
Classification Car Park (Modern)
Canmore ID 78463
Site Number NT17NE 87
NGR NT 1897 7705
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/78463
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Watching Brief (1989)
NT 1899 7708
Trench dug by ?water board outside 'nose' of playground revealed remains of a substantial wall of dressed stone. Walls to E of playground.
Information from E.A.F.S.
Archaeological Evaluation (1989)
NT 1898 7705
Test bores and trenches around Inn revealed no structures.
Information from E.A.F.S.
Archaeological Evaluation (1992)
NT17NE 87 1897 7705
Trial excavation in advance of potential development of the car-park to the E of the Cramond Inn was carried out in April - May 1990. Four trenches were excavated; all contained post-medieval or modern deposits. A large cut feature containing post-medieval pottery in the trench at the S end of the car-park was most probably a sand quarry. A small quantity of unstratified Roman artefacts from the excavations included amphora, samian and grey ware sherds. Two small fragments of opus signinum were also recovered.
Sponsors: Historic Scotland, Samuel Smith Brewery, Tadcaster.
M Collard 1992.
Publication Account (February 1996)
NT17NE 87 1897 7705
This area is partially developed. It has clearly a high potential for prehistoric, Roman and later finds and the existence of a Roman fort at Cramond is well known. The area is back from the coastal edge and so is not strictly within the scope of this study. Yet it clearly has great potential and should be closely monitored.
Site recorded by GUARD during the Coastal Assessment Survey for Historic Scotland, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife' 26th February 1996.
