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E D IN B U R G H A R C H A E O L O G IC A L F IE L D $ O C IE T Y
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M agnetom etrv Survey to the E ast of
C r a m o n d H o u s e , E d in b u r g h
1 .
Sum m ary
T he parkland to the E ast of C ram ond H ouse w as the subject of area ground resistance,
re s is tiv e lin e a r a rra y a n d v e ry lim ite d m a g n e to m e try s u rv e y s in 2 0 0 4 . T h e re s u lts
w ere recordedi n the report 'G eophysical Investigation in the parkland to the east of
Cram ond H ouse,Edinburgh7EA FS G e o p h y s ic s O c c a s io n a l P a p e r N o 1 0 t o w h ic h th is
report m ust be seen as an addendum .
T h e a re a c o v e re d by th is m a g n e to m e try s u rv e y is b a s ic a lly th e s a m e a s th a t o f th e
2 0 0 4 a re a re s is ta n c e s u rv e y ; th is fa c ilita te s c o m p a ris o n o f re s is tiv e a n d m a g n e tic

features.The site plan (Illus.7.1.)show s the area surveyed in relation to C ram ond H o u s e a n d v illa g e .Asignificantnum ber of large m agnetic anom alies w ere recorded s o m e o f w h ic h re q u ire e lim in a tio n d u e t o b e in g c a u s e d by w ire fe n c in g ; s ix o c c u r a ro u n d m o re re c e n tly p la n te d tr e e s e n c lo s e d by s to c k p ro o f fe n c in g . I llu s .7 .2 s h o w s th e m a g n e to m e try p rin to u t w ith w ire fe n c in g h ig h lig h te d .

T h e h ig h a n d lo w re s is tiv e lin e s , a lo n g th e e d g e o f th e o ld ra is e d b e a c h , th a t w e r e
in te rp re te d fro m th e a re a a n d lin e a r a rra y s u rv e y s a s re la tin g to u p c a s t, d itc h a n d w a ll,

appear m ore clearly on the m agnetom etry printouts. T hese are seen to curve to the south at the eastern end of the parkland and to the north-w est at the w estern end, in b o th c a s e s fo llo w in g th e c u r v a tu r e o f th e ra is e d b e a c h . T w o s im ila r c u rv in g lin e s a t

the w estern end, approxim ately 20 and 30m south of the raised beach edge, could also
b e d e fe n s iv e fe a tu re s ; th e s e a re s h o w n in th e a n n o ta tio n o f Illu s . 7 .3 .
A lo n g th e c e n tre o f th e p a rk la n d a tre e a v e n u e fia m e s a v ie w o f B e n v ic k L a w fio m
the house and it is assum ed that the form al garden, associated w ith the first 1680

h o u s e , w a s s im ila rly a lig n e d . T h e lin e a r m a g n e tic r e s p o n s e s o n th is a lig n m e n t c o u ld be caused by the path and bedding layout or, as the raised beach edge is on the sam e b e a rin g , re p re s e n t R o m a n v ic u s b u ild in g s p a ra lle l t o th e n o r th d itc h a n d w a ll.

Ac lu s te r o f h ig h n e g a tiv e a n o m a lie s lie s in th e n o r th e a s t c o rn e r o f th e s u rv e y a t th e
p o in t w h e r e u p c a s t, d itc h a n d w a ll c u r v e t o th e s o u th . A n o th e r irre g u la rly s p a c e d
group lies on the southern side of the survey and som e of these appear to be
c o in c id e n t w ith h ig h re s is tiv e f e a tu r e s .A sth e v ic u s is lik e ly t o h a v e c o n ta in e d o v e n s ,
k iln s , h e a rth s fo r m e ta l w o rk in g a n d ru b b is h p its th e m a g n e tic a n o m a lie s c o u ld
re p re s e n t a n y o f th e s e . T h e la rg e re c ta n g le , o u tlin e d in h ig h p o s itiv e a n o m a ly d o ts ,
th a t a p p e a rs a t th e w e s te rn e n d o f th e s u rv e y , is o n a d iffe re n t a lig n m e n t p o ssib ly
p a ra lle l t o th e w a ll a s it c u rv e s t o th e n o rth .
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