Remains of old barracks, guardhouse focus of ‘significant’ archaeological dig on Parliament Hill

MPs learned about the archaeological finds through a briefing from officials at the House Affairs Committee last week, during which new details about proposed work plans for Centre Block were shared.

An archaeologist is pictured shifting through dirt dug out of the site of the old guardhouse, east of Centre Block, last week. During The Hill Times' tour, two coins dating to 1813 and 1844 were unearthed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

May 20, 2019

Two “significant” archaeological digs are ongoing east of the Centre Block building, focused on the remains of an old barracks building and a guardhouse that at one point served as Bytown’s first and only jail, uncovered ahead of the official start of renovations on Parliament Hill’s centrep...

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