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Edmonstone Biomedical Centre
Ha Ha (Post Medieval)
Site Name Edmonstone Biomedical Centre
Classification Ha Ha (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 281710
Site Number NT27SE 5937
NGR NT 296 701
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/281710
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 5937 NT 296 701
NT 296 701 A watching brief carried out in July and August 2005 during ground preparation work for a new biomedical research centre at Little France uncovered two ha-ha walls. A subsequent programme of excavation was undertaken to establish the relationship between the ha-ha walls and two field boundary walls running perpendicular to them. These walls appear to pre-date the ha-ha, but they have been altered and more recent stonework has been inserted/added at the points where the boundary walls meet the ha-ha walls. The type of field drain uncovered in the associated ditches suggested that the ha-ha walls have 19th-century origins. The ha-ha walls are thought to be associated with Edmonstone
House, situated to the S of the development area.
Reports lodged with Edinburgh SMR and NMRS.
Sponsor: Balfour Beatty.
M Kirby 2005
Field Visit (July 2012)
A reconnaissance field survey of the site (RCAHMS Level 1) was undertaken in July 2012 to locate all visible cultural heritage sites, monuments and features, both those identified during the desk-based assessment and those previously unrecorded, and record their character, extent and current condition. Cultural heritage site locations (and where appropriate their extents) were logged using a Mobile Mapper GPS Navigation system accurate to around 10m. Identified sites were recorded on pro-forma monument recording sheets and by digital photography. Twelve sites of archaeological interest were identified.
Information from CFA Archaeology Ltd.
