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Broom Hill

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Field System(S) (Period Unassigned), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)

Site Name Broom Hill

Classification Field System(S) (Period Unassigned), Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)

Canmore ID 133478

Site Number NT06SE 23

NGR NT 0971 6038

NGR Description NT 0873 6041 to NT 1060 6082

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Cairns Castle Tower and Broom Hill, oblique aerial view, taken from the NE, showing the tower in the centre of the photograph beside the house, and an area of rig and furrow cultivation in the left.
Cairns Castle Tower and Broom Hill, oblique aerial view, taken from the NE, showing the tower in the centre of the photograph beside the house, and an area of rig and furrow cultivation in the left.Broom Hill, oblique aerial view, taken from the NNE, showing an area of rig and furrow cultivation, and a field-system, across the bottom half of the photograph.Cairns Castle Tower and Broom Hill, oblique aerial view, taken from the E, showing the tower in the centre of the photograph beside the house, and an area of rig and furrow cultivation in adjacent fields.Cairns Castle Tower and Broom Hill, oblique aerial view, taken from the SW, showing the tower in the centre of the photograph beside the house, and an area of rig and furrow cultivation in the bottom half.Broom Hill, oblique aerial view, taken from the SSW, showing an area of rig and furrow cultivation, and a field-system, across the photograph.Broom Hill, oblique aerial view, taken from the NE, showing an area of rig and furrow cultivation, and a field-system, across the bottom half of the photograph.Broom Hill, oblique aerial view, taken from the NW, showing an area of rig and furrow cultivation, and a field-system, across the photograph.Broom Hill, oblique aerial view, taken from the WNW, showing an area of rig and furrow cultivation, and a field-system, across the photograph.Cairns Castle Tower and Broom Hill, oblique aerial view, taken from the N, showing the tower in the centre of the photograph beside the house, and an area of rig and furrow cultivation in the top half.Cairns Castle Tower and Broom Hill, oblique aerial view, taken from the W, showing the tower in the centre of the photograph beside the house, and an area of rig and furrow cultivation in adjacent fields.Cairns Castle Tower and Broom Hill, oblique aerial view, taken from the NW, showing the tower in the centre of the photograph beside the house, and an area of rig and furrow cultivation in adjacent fields.Cairns Castle Tower and Broom Hill, oblique aerial view, taken from the WSW, showing the tower in the centre of the photograph beside the house, and an area of rig and furrow cultivation in adjacent fields.Cairns Castle Tower and Broom Hill, oblique aerial view, taken from the W, showing the tower in the centre of the photograph beside the house, and an area of rig and furrow cultivation in the bottom half.Broom Hill, oblique aerial view, taken from the S, showing an area of rig and furrow cultivation, and a field-system, across the photograph.Broom Hill, oblique aerial view, taken from the SW, showing an area of rig and furrow cultivation, and a field-system, across the photograph.Cairns Castle Tower and Broom Hill, oblique aerial view, taken from the SSW, showing the tower in the centre of the photograph beside the house, and an area of rig and furrow cultivation in the bottom half.

Administrative Areas

  • Council West Lothian
  • Parish Mid Calder
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District West Lothian
  • Former County Midlothian

Archaeology Notes

NT06SE 23 0873 6041 to 1060 6082

Identified from aerial photographs, an area of rig and furrow culivation and turf field boundaries on the southern edge of Harperrig Reservoir (see NT16SW 19), and centred on NT 0971 6038. From oblique aerial photographs and OS vertical photograph 73, 398/031, the rig can be seen to extend from the southern edge of the reservoir, as far S as NT 0956 5988, and from Cairns Castle Bridge, to as far E as NT 1060 6082. The rig seems to have been overlain by the reservoir, which does not appear until the time of the 2nd edition OS 6-inch map (Edinburghshire 1895, sheet xii NW). It continues to the northern side of the reservoir (see NT16SW 18).

Information from RCAHMS (KB) 3 September 1998

A field-system and a separate length of wall, all marked by pecked lines and annotated Old Fences, (centred on NT 098 602) are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Edinburghshire 1853-6, sheet x). The fragmentary remains of the field-system are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1976).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 11 October 2000

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