Cranstoun Riddel
Barrow (Prehistoric), Pit(S) (Period Unknown), Track (Period Unknown)
Site Name Cranstoun Riddel
Classification Barrow (Prehistoric), Pit(S) (Period Unknown), Track (Period Unknown)
Canmore ID 53376
Site Number NT36NE 52
NGR NT 38776 66011
NGR Description NT 3877 6599 to NT 3888 6617
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Midlothian
- Parish Cranston
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Midlothian
- Former County Midlothian
The polygonal enclosure identified previously (RCAHMS 1988) is probably frost wedges recorded as cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs (RCAHMSAP 1981, 1994). The barrow is situated on a broad terrace and measures about 4m in diameter within a ditch at least 2m across. An old trackway, running NNE to SSW and probably part of a designed landscape, crosses the barrow. Various large pits scattered across the field may relate to tree planting.
Information from RCAHMS (DCC) 12 February 2007
Note (1988)
Oxenfoord Castle NT 3881 6608 NT36NE 52
Cropmarks 600m N of Oxenfoord Castle reveal what may be a polygonal enclosure measuring about 70m from N to S by 30m transversely within a narrow ditch.
RCAHMS 1988