Ayr, 202-204 High Street
No Class (Event)
Site Name Ayr, 202-204 High Street
Classification No Class (Event)
Canmore ID 131026
Site Number NS32SW 146
NGR NS 3391 2176
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/131026
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Ayr
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS32SW 146 3391 2176
NS 3391 2176 The Strathclyde Joint Archaeology Servce carried out a watching brief during the development of a rear extension to 202-204 High Street. The floor level of the extension was to be the same as that of the street frontage building, which meant that excavation had to take place to a depth of more than 2.5m below the level of Mill Wynd, at the rear of the plot.
Under 0.3-0.95m of modern make-up and surfaces there was a deep deposit of layered sands possibly deposited by wind action with soil formation during sand stability. There are historical records of blown sand being deposited in Ayr. No dateable artefacts were recovered from the profile below modern levels, but water-washed gravels were located at a depth of approximately 2.65m below the present level of Mill Wynd.
Sponsor: Strathclyde Archaeology Service.
Strathclyde Archaeology Service SMR 1995.