Masonry from Perth's lost monastery may have been reused for drain
Archaeologists in Perth have discovered medieval masonry from a lost 470-year-old monastery reused in an 18th-century drain. The stones, likely from the Charterhouse church, were identified by their distinct chisel marks and wear patterns.
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This discovery provides rare physical evidence of a significant medieval site that had been largely erased by urban development.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Steven McKenzie BBC Scotland News Gavin@AllAges Archaeologists believes they have found fragments of masonry from a medieval monastery in Perth Surviving parts of a monastery set up by King James I of Scotland almost 470 years ago may have been found in an old drain.
The Charterhouse was established in Perth for monks of the Carthusian Order , and at the heart of the complex was a lavishly decorated church.
The monastery was later demolished and over the centuries the medieval site disappeared under a hospital and houses.
During an excavation last month, archaeologists and volunteers uncovered an 18th Century culvert that appeared to have been partly made using stone from the torn down monastery.
The culvert once drained waste water from King James VI Hospital, which was built around 1749-1750 and was converted into flats in the 1970s.
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