42 Upperkirkgate, The Wedding Bell
E24
DescriptionA pit and a small amount of 13th-14th century pottery recorded in excavation by Aberdeen City Council Archaeological Unit in 1986. The dangerous condition and subsequent demolition of a listed frontage at 42 Upperkirkgate (NJ90NW0291), in 1986, afforded a rare opportunity to examine a frontage site on Upperkirkgate. Natural subsoil almost directly below floor level was overlain by a thin layer (circa 3cm to 5cm) of medieval occupation. A pit, located near the frontage, circa 1m in diameter and circa 1m deep, had a circa 5cm layer of thick red clay lining the bottom. A small amount of 13th to 14th- century pottery was recovered. The finds from this site are in the collections of Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums.Location InfoNational Grid Reference: NJ 9412 0642
Easting: 394122.837272821, Northing: 806422.561736358
Postcode: AB10 1BA
Site located in front Bon Accord shopping centre, near site of former Upperkirkgate port.
NotesBogdan and Bryce, N and I B D. (1991) 'Castles, manors and 'town houses' survey', Discovery Excav Scot, 1991. Page(s): 24 Egan, G. (1986) 'Post-medieval Britain in 1985', Post-Medieval Archaeol, vol. 20, 1986. Page(s): 344 Murray, J C. (1986a) 'Upperkirkgate, 42: medieval pit', Discovery Excav Scot, 1986. Page(s): 13 Scottish Castle Survey. (1988) 'A directory of the owners and occupiers of the castles, manors and 'town houses' {c.1050-c.1707} of Scotland: Grampian Region'. Aberdeen. Page(s): 2, no.1/34 RCAHMS Shelf Number: B.2.1.CAS See Dennison, E. and Stones, J. (1997). Historic Aberdeen. Edinburgh: Historic Scotland. 40-45, for more context.Reference Numbers
- NJ90NW126
- 20027
- NJ90NW0133
