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Edinburgh, John Knox's House
No Class (Event)
Site Name Edinburgh, John Knox's House
Classification No Class (Event)
Canmore ID 168433
Site Number NT27SE 57.02
NGR NT 2609 7371
NGR Description NT c. 2609 7371
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/168433
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 57.02 c. 2609 7371
NT 2610 7370 In response to a garden improvement scheme, a watching brief was carried out during September 1998 to the rear of John Knox House and The Netherbow Centre located on the N side of the High Street. A shallow circular trench, c 10m in diameter, was opened in the centre of the garden area.
The corner of a building was uncovered in the SW quadrant with an associated cobbled yard to the N and a later brick structure abutting to the NW. A N-S aligned sandstone culvert lay to the E of this structure, running parallel to and on the W side of a second stone and mortar wall, in a clay-filled cut. This second wall cut a third mortar and sandstone wall to the S, which appeared contemporary with the drain. The pottery associated with all of the features dates from the 18th century and later.
Sponsor: City of Edinburgh Council.
J N Robertson 1999
Dendrochronology (18 May 2016)
NT 26100 73701 A programme of detailed recording and dendrochronological sampling of joists on the first floor of the medieval John Knox House on the Royal Mile was undertaken on 18 May 2016. The joists have suffered from wet rot, and repairs are required to make them safe. The dendrochronological analysis has resulted in the dating of two of the joists. The timber used in John Knox house comes from southern Norway and the dendrochronological dates suggest that the joists were used in the construction of the jetty soon after 1560.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: ARPL Architects
Diana Sproat and Anne Crone – AOC Archaeology Group
(Source: DES, Volume 17)
