NO23NW 113 2222 3987 (NO 2220 3990) During renovation work at an early 19th-century house, the owner, Mr R Easson, discovered wall foundations beneath the floor which were on a different alignment to the present house wall. The wall line measures 2.9m E-W, is 0.75m wide, and is constructed of blocks of red sandstone. This must represent a fragment of one of the monastic buildings of unknown function on this side of the abbey precinct. Substantial concentrations of plaster were found at the base of this wall, applied to the sandstone in a coat c 30mm thick. The plaster has a fine to medium texture and a creamy, off-white colour, with a surface colour wash of two contrasting shades of blue. The absence of animal hair in the plaster suggests a pre-18th-century date. In the garden to the rear of the property, which is bounded by the probable precinct boundary of Coupar Angus Abbey, Mr Easson found a carved stone head (in two pieces), bearing traces of flesh-coloured paint. The head appears to be of post-medieval or more recent origin, and taken with the wallplaster may suggest an episode of rebuilding or reuse of a former monastic building in the 17th or early 18th century. A sample of the plaster has been donated to Perth Museum & Art Gallery. Acc. no. 2003.253. Sponsors: SUAT Ltd, Perth Museum & Art Gallery. R Easson, D Hall and M Hall 2003