Document record MAB50329 - GORDONSTOUN SCHOOL
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Summary
A watching brief was carried out by Avon Archaeology (Highland) from August to September 2022 during trenching work for the installation of underground services for a new classroom hub building for Gordonstoun School (NJ16NE0006).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 1833 6896 (247m by 49m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ16NE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Drainie |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A watching brief was carried out by Avon Archaeology (Highland) from August to September 2022 during trenching work for the installation of underground services for a new classroom hub building for Gordonstoun School (NJ16NE0006). The majority of the services trenches opened within the school grounds (Trenches 1, 3, 4 and 5) did not reveal any archaeologically significant deposits or finds, with finds restricted to a very small assemblage of modern glass, animal bone and pottery sherds recovered from topsoil and unstratified contexts. Trench 2 opened adjacent to, and immediately to the south, of Gordonstoun House (centred NJ 18414 68957), revealed a group of shallowly buried and regular soil features that are suggested to reflect evidence of a previous formal garden, a Parterre, or kitchen horticulture, possibly related to the garden depicted on the OS 1st edition map. No stratified dating evidence was recovered from the features, which were preserved in-situ.
AVON ARCHAEOLOGY (HIGHLAND) LIMITED, 2021, GORDONSTOUN SCHOOL, DUFFUS, ELGIN, MORAY - DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW CLASSROOM-HUB BUILDING ARCHAEOLOGICAL WSI, WSI (Bibliographic reference). SAB8402.
AVON ARCHAEOLOGY (HIGHLAND) LIMITED, 2022, GORDONSTOUN SCHOOL, DUFFUS, ELGIN, MORAY CLASSROOM-HUB BUILDING - SERVICE TRENCHES: ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF PROJECT DSR, Watching Brief DSR (Bibliographic reference). SAB8400.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ16NE0175;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SAB8400 Bibliographic reference: AVON ARCHAEOLOGY (HIGHLAND) LIMITED. 2022. GORDONSTOUN SCHOOL, DUFFUS, ELGIN, MORAY CLASSROOM-HUB BUILDING - SERVICE TRENCHES: ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF PROJECT DSR. Watching Brief DSR.
- --- SAB8402 Bibliographic reference: AVON ARCHAEOLOGY (HIGHLAND) LIMITED. 2021. GORDONSTOUN SCHOOL, DUFFUS, ELGIN, MORAY - DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW CLASSROOM-HUB BUILDING ARCHAEOLOGICAL WSI. WSI.
Finds (3)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Apr 5 2023 9:37AM
