Site type NO CLASS (EVENT)
Canmore ID 76248
Site Number NJ90NW 268
NGR NJ 9421 0659
Council ABERDEEN, CITY OF
Parish ABERDEEN
Former Region GRAMPIAN
Former District CITY OF ABERDEEN
Former County ABERDEENSHIRE

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Archaeological Notes

NJ90NW 268 9421 0659 (also cited as NJ 9418 0655)

(NJ 941 065). Demolition of the Gallowgate Middle School, in advance of a flatted development, permitted excavation of a potential medieval frontage site. 19th century tenements and a school swimming pool on the frontage had destroyed potential deposits, although some productive areas were left undisturbed. A large late 12th/early 13th century pit was excavated which contained over 50 boots and shoes, belt fragments and leather trimmings from shoemaking suggesting waste from a cobbling area. A large amount of bone, offcuts of antler and a wooden boat paddle were also excavated from the pit. This may confirm that this area of Aberdeen was an industrial zone in the medieval period, as excavations at 53-59 Gallowgate (NJ90NW 93) on the opposite side of the road revealed similar evidence of industrial activity
Sponsor: Historic Scotland.
A Cameron 1992.

Cameron, A (1992b) 'Gallowgate Middle School, Aberdeen (Aberdeen parish): medieval leather', Discovery Excav Scot
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