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Peebles, Murray Place

No Class (Event)

Site Name Peebles, Murray Place

Classification No Class (Event)

Alternative Name(s) Crosskirk

Canmore ID 123585

Site Number NT24SE 98

NGR NT 251 407

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Scottish Borders, The
  • Parish Peebles
  • Former Region Borders
  • Former District Tweeddale
  • Former County Peebles-shire

Archaeology Notes

NT24SE 98 251 407

NT 251 407 A watching brief was undertaken by Headland Archaeology Ltd of a development site immediately NE of the 13th-century church and later Trinitarian Friary of Cross Kirk. No archaeological features or deposits were identified.

Full details of the work have been lodged with the NMRS.

Sponsor: John Templeton Construction Ltd.

C Lowe 1997

NT 251 407 On July 11th 1997 Headland Archaeology Ltd carried out a watching brief at Murray Place, Peebles which is being developed for housing. The site lies adjacent to and immediatly SE of Crosskirk and lies in a sensitive area close to a known medieval focus. The two exposed sections of trenches that remained on site were fully cleaned by hand and inspected. No archaeological features or deposits were identified.

Sponsor: John Templeton Construction Ltd

NMRS MS/899/39 (July 1997 Headland Archaeology Ltd)

Activities

Watching Brief (11 July 1997)

NT 251 407 A watching brief was undertaken by Headland Archaeology Ltd of a development site immediately NE of the 13th-century church and later Trinitarian Friary of Cross Kirk. No archaeological features or deposits were identified.

Full details of the work have been lodged with the NMRS.

Sponsor: John Templeton Construction Ltd.

C Lowe 1997

NT 251 407 On July 11th 1997 Headland Archaeology Ltd carried out a watching brief at Murray Place, Peebles which is being developed for housing. The site lies adjacent to and immediatly SE of Crosskirk and lies in a sensitive area close to a known medieval focus. The two exposed sections of trenches that remained on site were fully cleaned by hand and inspected. No archaeological features or deposits were identified.

Sponsor: John Templeton Construction Ltd

NMRS MS/899/39 (July 1997 Headland Archaeology Ltd)

Sbc Note

Visibility: This site has been excavated.

Information from Scottish Borders Council

Sbc Note

The site inspection was undertaken in 1997 nothing of any archaelogical significance was found.

However the perimeter foundation trench had been filled with concrete before inspection.

Information from Scottish Borders Council Historic Environment Record

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