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C o n te n ts
1 .
Sum m aiy
2 .
In tro d u c tio n
3 .
M e th o d
4 .
R e su lts
5 .
C o n c lu s io n s
6 .
A c k n o w le d g e m e n ts
7 .
Illu s tra tio n s
7.1.Plan of Cram ond show ing surveyed areas.
7 .2 . S a te llite N a v ig a tio n m e a s u re d p o s itio n s .
7.3.Resistance Printout Tower Spinney
7 .4 . R e s is ta n c e P rin to u t K irk C ra m o n d
7.5.Survey squares K irk Cram ond and earlier excavations
7 .6 . R e s is ta n c e P rin to u t. S o u th o f C ra m o n d T o w e r
8 .
R eferences
8 .1 . A rc h a e o lo g ic a l In v e s tig a tio n s in th e W a lle d G a rd e n , C ra m o n d , E d in b u rg h
HM D Jones E A FS G eophysics O ccasional P aper N o 1
8 . 2 . G e o p h y s i c a l I n v e s t i g a t i o n in t h e P a r k l a n d t o t h e E a s t o f C r a m o n d H o u s e ,
E dinburgh.D ecem ber 2004.HM D Jones EAFS OccasionalPaperNo 10
8 .3 .T he R om an Fort at C ram ond.AandV R ae.
8 .4 . E x c a v a tio n o f R o m a n s ite s a t C ra m o n d , E d in b u rg h .N .H olm es
8 .5 .D rifl G e o lo g y B .G .S .N T
1 7h E
1 :1 0 5 6 0
8 .6 . S o lid G e o lo g y B .G .S . N T
1 7N E
1 :1 0 5 6 0
8.7.Plan of Cram ond.Property of the Rt H on Lady Torphichen
T hom as B auchop surveyor. 1815
8 .8 . H is to ric C ra m o n d M a n a g e m e n t a n d In te rp re ta tio n P la n 2 0 0 3 .
F in a l R e p o r t f o r C ity o f E d in b u rg h C o u n c il.M .M c G ly n n A s s o c ia te s .
8 .9 .A design for the im provem ent of C ram ond, the seat of Sir John Inglis B art.
T h o m a s W h ite 1 7 9 7
8 .1 0 .A n A rc h a e o lo g ic a l E x c a v a tio n o f a p ro p o s e d b u ild in g e x te n s io n t o C ra m o n d
K irk H a ll, C ra rn o n d , C ity o f E d in b u rg h . M a g n a r D a lla n d . H e a d la n d A rc h a e o lo g y
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 S O C IE T Y
G eophvsical Suivey of tw o sites
in C r a m o n d , E d in b u r g h
1 .
Sum m ary
Ag ro u n d re s is ta n c e su rv e y to th e n o rth o f K irk C ra m o n d ro a d , th a t e x te n d e d o v e r th e

w a ll a n d n o rth e rn e x it fro m th e fo rt, c o n firm e d th a t la n d s c a p in g o r s to n e ro b b in g h a d re m o v e d all tra c e o f th e fo rt w a ll. T h e s to n e lin e d g u tte r o n th e w e s t s id e o f th e V ia P r a e to r ia th a t ra n n o rth o u t o f th e fo rt w a s s till v is ib le a t o n e p o in t a n d a lin e a r h ig h re s is ta n c e d e te c te d fu rth e r to th e n o rth , o n th e s a m e lin e , s u g g e s ts th a t it c o n tin u e s

s o m e 5 .Om b u t n o t t o t h e e d g e o f t h e s u r v e y e d s q u a r e .As e c tio n o f g u tte r c ro s s in g th is

ro a d w a s p o s s ib ly d e te c te d a s a h ig h re s is ta n c e .Alin e a r lo w re s is ta n c e , a t le a s t 2 5 m lo n g , ru n s n o rth o n th e w e s te rn s id e o f th e s u rv e y e d a re a a n d a p p e a rs p a ra lle l w ith a tre n c h e x c a v a te d b y H o lm e s in 1 9 7 5 .Alo w re s is ta n c e lin e th a t c u ts a c ro s s th e n o rth - east corner is on the line of the current footpath. A high resistance strip, over 20m

a lo n g o n th e s o u th e r n e d g e , c a n o n ly b e s u g g e s te d a s d e m o litio n d e b ris .
T he survey in the C ram ond T ow er spinney show s a low resistance that enters the

property from the east and curves round tow ards the pond w hich has previously been sh o w n to b e o n th e lin e o f a R o m a n d itc h .Alo w re s is ta n c e th a t c r o s s e s ro u g h ly n o rth - south across the survey, 35m fi-om the east end, appears to align w ith the old m ain

d ra in th a t ru n s d o w n h ill fro m th e 1 6 8 0 C ra m o n d H o u s e .
P e r m i s s i o n w a s g i v e n in 2 0 0 1 b y H i s t o r i c S c o t l a n d , f o r t h e S o c i e t y t o c o n d u c t

geophysical surveys in four places w ithin the Scheduled M onum ent A rea at C ram ond. T hree of these had previously been com pleted, tw o in Septem ber 2002 and one in the autum n of 2004 (R efs. 8 .1 and 8.2).T he survey of the fourth area w as m ade over the n o r t h e r n e d g e o f t h e R o m a n f o r t in a n a r e a k n o w n t o h a v e b e e n m u c h d i s t u r b e d . R a e and R ae (R ef. 8 .3 )com m ent that ground levelling had rem oved soil dow n to R om an levels, this w as done in at least tw o stages, the first by Sir John Inglis in the late 1

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c e n tu ry a n d a la te r d e m o litio n in 1 8 2 6 . In a d d itio n to th e R a e s ' in v e s tig a tio n in th e area other trenches had been dug, the first tw o by H olm es in 1975 and the others by th e S o c ie ty (A ,B a n d C Illu s .7 .5 ) a c ro s s th e a re a t o th e w e s t o f th e R a e e x c a v a tio n . T h e g ro u n d su rv e y e d lie s to th e n o rth o f th e K irk C ra m o n d ro a d a n d its g ra s s v e rg e and sm all belt of trees. T he survey w as lim ited in area by these, by the considerable

am ount of undergrow th and trees adjacent to G lebe R oad and by a further belt of trees
ru n n in g a p p ro x im a te ly e a s t-w e s t s o m e 2 0 m n o rth o f th e o rig in a l p o s itio n o f th e
R om an fort w all. T he survey com prised four 20 by 20m squares w ith one corner
c u rta ile d b y th e tr e e b e lt a lo n g s id e K irk C ra m o n d . T h is s u rv e y w a s c o m p le te d o v e r
the w eekend3
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4S e p te m b e r 2 0 0 5 a n d fo rm e d th e S o c ie ty 's c o n trib u tio n to S c o ttis h
A rc h a e o lo g y M o n th ; p u b lic in te re s t in th e e q u ip m e n t a n d th e p u rp o s e o f th e s u rv e y
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