Document record MAB61547 - HOSPITALFIELD, ARBROATH
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Summary
Human remains were found in this area in the 19th Century.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6270 4008 (252m by 203m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO64SW |
| Civil Parish | Arbroath & St Vigeans |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Human remains were found in this area in the 19th Century. In 1861 and again in 1889 during improvements on the Hospitalfield Estate a large number of human skeletons were discovered on a sandy hillock immediately east of Hospitalfield Lodge. Excavations revealed the burials to lie in rows, the skeletons fully extended, with the heads to the southwest. Between 100 and 120 inhumations were recovered, but no trace of either coffin or shroud was identified. The foundations of a building to the southeast of the burial ground were discovered during the same operation, and were thought to be the foundations of the Chapel of St John, which was associated with the hospital described on NO64SW0009, and appears in records in 1464 and 1485.
Jervise, A, 1865, Proc Soc Antiq Scot 5, 135-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB12138.
COWAN, IB, 1976, MEDIEVAL RELIGIOUS HOUSES, SCOTLAND WITH AN APPENDIX ON THE HOUSES IN THE ISLE OF MAN (2ND ED.), 169 (Bibliographic reference). SAB243.
SBS Arbroath, 1982, [Untitled], 19, 32 (Bibliographic reference). SAB10865.
SUAT, 1999, ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AT WESTWAY, ARBROATH, DBA (Bibliographic reference). SAB3291.
MILLAR, J, 1999, Desk-based Evaluation for Tay Wastewater Project (Bibliographic reference). SAB2872.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO64SW10;
- NRHE Numlink: 35538;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO64SW0010;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/35538 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB10865 Bibliographic reference: SBS Arbroath. 1982. [Untitled]. 19, 32.
- --- SAB12138 Bibliographic reference: Jervise, A. 1865. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 5. 135-7.
- --- SAB243 Bibliographic reference: COWAN, IB. 1976. MEDIEVAL RELIGIOUS HOUSES, SCOTLAND WITH AN APPENDIX ON THE HOUSES IN THE ISLE OF MAN (2ND ED.). Y. 169.
- --- SAB2872 Bibliographic reference: MILLAR, J. 1999. Desk-based Evaluation for Tay Wastewater Project. N.
- --- SAB3291 Bibliographic reference: SUAT. 1999. ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AT WESTWAY, ARBROATH. DBA.
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Record last edited
Sep 22 2020 2:41PM
