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Edinburgh, High School Yards, Edinburgh High School

Hospital (19th Century), School (18th Century), University (20th Century)

Site Name Edinburgh, High School Yards, Edinburgh High School

Classification Hospital (19th Century), School (18th Century), University (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Royal High; Royal Infirmary Surgical Hospital; University Engineering Department; Archaeology And Geography Department; Centre For Carbon Innovation

Canmore ID 183473

Site Number NT27SE 4377

NGR NT 26151 73477

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/183473

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  • Council Edinburgh, City Of
  • Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District City Of Edinburgh
  • Former County Midlothian

Architecture Notes

This site record relates to the second High School of Edinburgh built at High School Yards, designed by the architect Alexander Laing and begun 1777.

For the predecessor building see NT27SE 1578 (Canmore ID 118777). The building was then succeeded in 1825 by the Royal High School, Regent Road - see NT27SE 349 (Canmore ID 52379).

REFERENCE: SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE

Erection of a new High School. Subscription pamphlet illustrated by a print of a drawing of the elevation of the West Front. List of Subscribers accompanies Sir William Forbes' letter.

1777 GD 18/5834

Activities

Trial Trench (2 February 2010 - 3 March 2010)

NT 26175 73470: Headland Archaeology was commissioned by the University of Edinburgh to undertake a programme of archaeological works in advance of a planning application to the City of Edinburgh Council on the proposed development of a Climate Change Centre at the Old High School, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh. These works consisted of a rapid desk based assessment, excavation of an archaeological test trench, monitoring the excavation of geo-technical test pits and a historic building assessment. The site lies within the presumed location of a Dominican Friary constructed in 1260 and historic maps consulted during the desk based assessment showed that the proposed development area had been in an area of gardens until the 19th Century when the Royal Medical Society's Hall had been constructed. This had been demolished by 1876. The evaluation uncovered the remains of a crude wall, likely to have been a garden wall, which had been truncated by the construction cut for the Hall. The wall was set into a shallow garden soil that had also been heavily truncated. No archaeological remains associated with the friary were encountered.

Information from Ross Murray and Allison Borden (Headland Archaeology Ltd) April 2010.

OASIS ID: headland1-76200

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