Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Will, Bob
• Addyman, Tom

Titel

The Archaeology of the Tolbooth, Broad Street, Stirling

Ist Teil von

• Scottish archaeological journal, 2008-10, Vol.30 (1-2), p.79-159

Ort / Verlag

UK: Edinburgh University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Between December 1999 and May 2000, a series of archaeological excavations and an architectural survey were undertaken in and around the Tolbooth in Stirling prior to the complete renovation of the building. The excavations uncovered information relating to the initial construction of the Tolbooth and to subsequent phases of rebuilding, repair and extension. They also uncovered evidence for the use of the site prior to its construction. Several stone-built foundations were discovered that relate to medieval tenements on the site, while metalworking remains suggest industrial activity to the rear of the tenements. In addition, historical records refer to executed prisoners being buried within the confines of the Tolbooth, and a burial was recovered from beneath the floor of the building.