Archaeologists dig the dirt on rare medieval farm find

THE REMAINS of a medieval farm settlement have been uncovered in the walled garden of a city hotel.

A team of archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 12th-century building, a garden wall and fragments of pottery from the same era in the grounds of the Norton House Hotel, near Ingliston.

They hope the find will shed new light on early farming in Scotland. The find comes after archaeologists were called in as a condition of the hotel's planning permission for an £8.5 million extension. It is not thought the discovery will delay building work due to start in January.