Watermill Hotel
Building (Period Unassigned), Inorganic Material (Glass)(Modern), Unidentified Pottery (Medieval)
Site Name Watermill Hotel
Classification Building (Period Unassigned), Inorganic Material (Glass)(Modern), Unidentified Pottery (Medieval)
Canmore ID 311005
Site Number NS46SE 623
NGR NS 4860 6368
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/311005
- Council Renfrewshire
- Parish Paisley (Renfrew)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Renfrew
- Former County Renfrewshire
Archaeological Evaluation (9 August 2010 - 18 August 2010)
NS 4860 6368 An evaluation was carried out 9–18 August 2010 on the site of a proposed development to the rear of the 19th-century mill buildings that are now in use as the Watermill Hotel. A number of demolished wall footings were uncovered, which represented the remains of a group of buildings arranged around a central courtyard, shown on historic maps of the area from the early 19th century onwards.
Despite the damage caused by the later demolition works, which reduced these structures to ground level, the pend through which the courtyard had once been accessed and the earlier deposits sealed beneath it remained intact. These deposits were explored in a subsequent phase of works, and revealed a primary bedding layer for the pend and courtyard, overlying a soil horizon which predated the structures. Two
fragments of medieval pottery, dating from between the 12th and 14th centuries, were recovered from the underlying soil horizon, which was itself found to directly overlie bedrock.
Archive: RCAHMS. Report: WoSAS
Funder: SPMCC
Louise Turner – Rathmell Archaeology Limited