Aberdeen City HER - NJ90NW0584 - ST NICHOLAS TRIANGLE, ABERDEEN

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Primary ReferenceNJ90NW0584
NameST NICHOLAS TRIANGLE, ABERDEEN
NRHE Card No.NJ90NW280
NRHE Numlink 80757
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Documentary Record Only
Site Condition Destroyed
Details Excavation by Aberdeen City Council Archaeological Unit in 1992-3 ahead of the development of area known as St Nicholas Triangle recorded medieval pits, and post medieval pits, walls and a drain. The area had been the site of both St Thomas' Hospital, dated to 1459 and the House of Correction (1636). Even though the site was very disturbed, several medieval pits were discovered, which had probably been in the backlands of a medieval street called Putachieside. A 19th-century stone- and brick- lined drain contained wooden matches, pottery, glass, buttons, copper spoons and a bone toothbrush. The excavation also confirmed that the ground level had been reduced in this area after the construction of Union Street to allow vehicles to pass under Union Street into the Green. The finds from this site are in the collections of Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums.
Last Update23/03/2022
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerACU
Date of Compilation13/09/2017

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Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
1993 Excavation

Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
WALLS  B100
DRAINS  C100
POTTERY  D100
GLASS  E100
SPOONSCOPPER G100
PITS  A100