Edinburgh, Holyrood Park, Hunter's Bog

Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)

Site Name Edinburgh, Holyrood Park, Hunter's Bog

Classification Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)

Alternative Name(s) Camstone Quarry; Queen's Park

Canmore ID 157302

Site Number NT27SE 3980

NGR NT 2720 7328

NGR Description NT 2720 7328 to NT 2730 7363

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/157302

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Holyrood Park: general view from N end of Long Row, looking SE and showing archaeological features

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

12/1998

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Oblique aerial view of Holyrood Park centred on the remains of quarries, taken from the SE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

21/1/1999

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Oblique aerial view of Holyrood Park centred on the remains of quarries, taken from the ESE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

21/1/1999

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Holyrood Park: general view from Long Row, looking E and showing archaeological features

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

12/1998

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Holyrood Park: general view from Long Row, looking E and showing archaeological features

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

12/1998

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Oblique aerial view of Holyrood Park centred on the remains of quarries, taken from the ESE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

21/1/1999

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Oblique aerial view of Holyrood Park centred on the remains of quarries, taken from the NW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

21/1/1999

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Oblique aerial view of Holyrood Park centred on the remains of quarries, taken from the WSW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

21/1/1999

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Oblique aerial view of Holyrood Park centred on the remains of quarries, taken from the S.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

21/1/1999

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Oblique aerial view of Holyrood Park centred on the remains of quarries, taken from the ENE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

21/1/1999

SC 1574275

Holyrood Park: general view from Long Row, looking E and showing archaeological features

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

12/1998

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Holyrood Park: general view from Long Row, looking E and showing archaeological features

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

12/1998

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Holyrood Park: general view from Long Row, looking E and showing archaeological features

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

12/1998

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Oblique aerial view of Holyrood Park centred on the remains of quarries with a fort and bank adjacent, taken from the ENE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

21/1/1999

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Holyrood Park: general view from N end of Long Row, looking SE and showing archaeological features

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

12/1998

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Holyrood Park: general view from N end of Long Row, looking SE and showing archaeological features

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

12/1998

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Oblique aerial view of Holyrood Park centred on the remains of rifle ranges and an enclosure, taken from the SW.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

21/1/1999

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Holyrood Park: general view from N end of Long Row, looking SE and showing archaeological features

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

12/1998

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Holyrood Park: general view from Long Row, looking E and showing archaeological features

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

12/1998

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Administrative Areas

Council Edinburgh, City Of
Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
Former Region Lothian
Former District City Of Edinburgh
Former County Midlothian

Activities

Field Visit (15 December 1998)

RCAHMS Archaeological Survey - Holyrood Park

NT27SE 3980 2720 7328 to 2730 7363

Traces of rig-and-furrow cultivation are visible on oblique aerial photographs below Camstone Quarry at the NW end of Hunter's Bog (D32892/cn-D32896/cn). The rigs are barely perceptible on the ground, but are between 6m and 8m in breadth.

Visited by RCAHMS (ARG), 15 December 1998

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