Document record MAB57500 - TOLBOOTH, ABERDEEN
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Summary
A watching brief by Aberdeen City Council Archaeology Unit in 1989 during consolidation work, recorded mortar-bonded walls, discovered below the floor of the Old Town House (NJ90NW0045), in the area in which the 17th-century tolbooth is incorporated.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9440 0635 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Aberdeen |
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Full Description
A watching brief by Aberdeen City Council Archaeology Unit in 1989 during consolidation work, recorded mortar-bonded walls, discovered below the floor of the Old Town House (NJ90NW0045), in the area in which the 17th-century tolbooth is incorporated. The area uncovered seemed to include a small chamber or cell circa 2.7m by 1.4m with part of a narrow entrance passage. The chamber had the remnants of a brick-vaulted roof which may not have been part of the original structure. A subsequent watching brief in 1990 during continued alterations in and around the 17th-18th century structure recorded previously obscured openings and other details.
CSA, 1989, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND 1989, p.18 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5326.
COUNCIL FOR SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGY, 1990, DISCOVERY & EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND 1990, p.17 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5339.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90NW1017;
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Record last edited
Mar 23 2022 8:34AM
