Stirling, Causewayhead, Bridegehaugh Road, Old Bridge
No Class (Event)
Site Name Stirling, Causewayhead, Bridegehaugh Road, Old Bridge
Classification No Class (Event)
Alternative Name(s) River Forth
Canmore ID 124591
Site Number NS79SE 2.01
NGR NS 7975 9455
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/124591
- Council Stirling
- Parish Stirling
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS79SE 2.01 7975 9455
NS 797 945 A watching brief was undertaken in February 1997 during the cutting of cable trenches for floodlighting at the Old Bridge in Stirling. Operations were monitored in one trench on the S side of the bridge on the E bank and in two trenches on the N and S sides of the bridge on the W bank. A continuation of the revetting wall visible as a surface feature on the E bank was located immediately below the turf adjacent to the bridge. This wall appears to relate to the original construction of the 15th-century bridge, and was not affected by the works. No other features or deposits of archaeological significance were located, but the trenches excavated were too shallow to penetrate the topsoil or modern levelling layers.
The report will be deposited with Stirling SMR and the NMRS.
Sponsor: N G Bailey & Co Ltd on behalf of The Hawthorne Boyle Partnership.
R Strachan 1997
NS 797 945 A watching brief was conducted for two days during the excavation of ten 0.65m square by 1m deep trenches for the erection of flag poles as part of the celebrations for the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Stirling Bridge. The trenches were located between Stirling Old Bridge and the current bridge. The ground between the two bridges appears to be partially made up and levelled, and the layer encountered immediately below the topsoil was clearly modern disturbance. A single sherd of green-glazed pottery recovered from this layer is most likely a residual find. The area examined between the two bridges does not appear, at least superficially, to have significant archaeological deposits. Aerial photographic evidence shows the area was the site of a farm until the mid-20th century and the presence of field drains and the density and wide range of finds would be consistent with this.
Sponsor: Stirling Council Community Services.
R Strachan 1997