Archaeological Evaluation
Date July 2009 - July 2009
Event ID 588796
Category Recording
Type Archaeological Evaluation
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/588796
NT 678 792 An evaluation for an amenity block was carried out at Dunbar Harbour in July 2009 on a site formerly occupied by a military gymnasium and ballroom. The proposed development area lies in the scheduled area associated with Dunbar Castle.
Trial trenching led to the identification of two lengths of wall. The walls were both of red sandstone and grey granite construction and ran at 90º to one another, suggesting that they may have been part of the same building. The walls were sealed by a deposit containing red sandstone fragments, shell, carbon flecks and fragments of bone. The date of the walls was not established but their nature suggests that they pre-date the military gymnasium and ballroom. It is possible that the walls relate to structures depicted on Roy’s Military map (c 1750), but the scale and quality of the mapping does not allow their exact position to be pinpointed.
Archive: East Lothian Council SMR and RCAHMS
Funder: Dunbar Harbour Trust
Magnus Kirby - CFA Archaeology Ltd