Edinburgh, Holyrood Palace, Holyrood Abbey, Cloister
Cloister (Medieval)
Site Name Edinburgh, Holyrood Palace, Holyrood Abbey, Cloister
Classification Cloister (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Holyrood Abbey Church; Palace Of Holyrood; Palace Of Holyroodhouse
Canmore ID 52386
Site Number NT27SE 35.03
NGR NT 26949 73952
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/52386
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 35.03 26949 73952
(NT 2695 7394) Cloister (NR) (Site of).
OS 1:1250 map, (1946)
No remains of Cloister exist.
Visited by OS(JLD) 31 December 1953.
NT 2695 7392 Test trenches were excavated across the proposed line of a water main below the existing garden path along the E side of the palace and to the S of the abbey cloisters, to assess any likely damage to archaeological deposits. Only very residual traces of sensitive archaeological deposits were located but, more usefully, the presence of an existing water supply along the W edge of the path was identified.
Sponsor: Historic Scotland
J Triscott 1998
Excavation (15 December 1997 - 23 December 1997)
NT 2695 7392 Test trenches were excavated across the proposed line of a water main below the existing garden path along the E side of the palace and to the S of the abbey cloisters, to assess any likely damage to archaeological deposits. Only very residual traces of sensitive archaeological deposits were located but, more usefully, the presence of an existing water supply along the W edge of the path was identified.
J Triscott 1998
Sponsor: Historic Scotland
Kirkdale Archaeology
