Newmilns, 53-59 Main Street
No Class (Event)
Site Name Newmilns, 53-59 Main Street
Classification No Class (Event)
Canmore ID 239713
Site Number NS53NW 123
NGR NS 5360 3736
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/239713
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Loudoun
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kilmarnock And Loudoun
- Former County Ayrshire
NS53NW 123 5360 3736
(NS 535 375) The area to the rear of 53-59 Main Street, Newmilns, lies within the burghal backlands. The site comprised the width of two burgage plots at the rear of derelict property fronting Main Street. Approximately 50m? was evaluated with four trial trenches in advance of development for a car park. The evaluation revealed the foundations of a stone boundary wall dividing the two plots, plus a cobble feature, 2.0 x 0.6m. On excavation, the cobble feature could not be dated or its function ascertained with any certainty.
Archive to be deposited in the NMRS.
Sponsor: Strathclyde Building Preservation Trust.
NS 5360 3736 An archaeological evaluation was undertaken in December 2003 in the rear extension of 53-55 Main Street, in advance of a proposed new build. The area had been truncated to natural sands in the late 19th century for the construction of an extension to the frontage building. No evidence was found of medieval or post-medieval activity.
A watching brief was later conducted in January 2004 on the removal of the concrete floor and ground reduction for the new build. This largely confirmed the findings of the trial work. However, two truncated pits were found that pre-dated the building of the extension. These were dated to the late 18th or early 19th century.
Archive to be deposited in the NMRS.
Sponsors: Strathclyde Building Preservation Trust, Mair Matheson.
R Cachart 2004