Excavations south of Bernard Street, Leith, 1980

Nicholas M McQ Holmes (Author)

Lin Barnetson (Contributor)

Helen Bennett (Contributor)

Vanessa Habib (Contributor)

Elizabeth Eames (Contributor)

D Heppell (Contributor)

N MacAskill (Contributor)


Keywords:
Midden, Port, pottery, defences
Location(s):
Leith; Edinburgh; Scotland; UK
Period(s):
Medieval

Abstract


The excavation located an extensive midden, laid down in the second half of the 15th century to reclaim an area previously below the tide-line of the Firth of Forth. Some contemporary and later structural evidence also survived. Finds included an important hoard of 15th-century billon pennies.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.115.401.428

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Published
30-11-1987
How to Cite
Holmes, N. M. M., Barnetson, L., Bennett, H., Habib, V., Eames, E., Heppell, D., & MacAskill, N. (1987). Excavations south of Bernard Street, Leith, 1980. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 115, 401–428. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.115.401.428
Issue
Vol. 115 (1987)
Section
Articles
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.115.401.428