Excavations Within Edinburgh Castle in 1988-91
- ISBN-10
- 0903903121
- ISBN-13
- 9780903903127
- Category
- Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland)
- Pages
- 251
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Society Antiquaries Scotland
- Authors
- Stephen T. Driscoll, Peter Yeoman, Jane Clark
Description
Report on the excavations within the castle between 1988-1991 which uncovered structures and finds from medieval and later contexts: pottery, architectural fragments, remains of a Smithy and coins.
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