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Dundee, High Street

Archaeological Feature (Medieval), Site (Medieval), Well (Medieval)

Site Name Dundee, High Street

Classification Archaeological Feature (Medieval), Site (Medieval), Well (Medieval)

Canmore ID 131212

Site Number NO43SW 146

NGR NO 4034 3030

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Dundee, City Of
  • Parish Dundee (Dundee, City Of)
  • Former Region Tayside
  • Former District City Of Dundee
  • Former County Angus

Archaeology Notes

NO43SW 146 4034 3030

NO 4034 3030 Two test pits were hand excavated in the environs of John Gardyne's House, a 16th century merchant's dwelling sited behind the frontage of the High Street. One test pit was positioned in an area of open pend and despite truncation by modern services established the survival of a medieval cultivation soil, apparently predating the building. The other test pit, located in a courtyard, revealed a sequence of medieval layers, probably dating back to the 12th century, and a medieval drystone well, dating to the 12th-13th century. A small but diverse assemblage of medieval pottery, including several imports, was recovered. Natural subsoil was identified at a depth of 0.9-1m below present ground surface.

Sponsor: Dundee Preservation Trust.

R Coleman and S Stronach 1995.

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