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Hare Moss
Turf Wall (Post Medieval)
Site Name Hare Moss
Classification Turf Wall (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 375789
Site Number NT25NW 133
NGR NT 21159 57766
NGR Description NT 21159 57766 to NT 21135 57776
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/375789
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Penicuik (City Of Edinburgh)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Field Visit (2 December 2019 - 24 February 2020)
(NT 21159 57766 to NT 21135 57776) Desk-Based Assessment - On the 6-inch 1st edition Ordnance Survey (1854) there is an ‘Old Fence’ on the survey aligned NW-SE the majority of which is outwith the study area. This is not depicted on the 6-inch 2nd edition Ordnance Survey (1895).
Walkover survey - A small section of a linear turf bank some 2.5m broad and upto 600mm high is visible on a common alignment with that depicted as ‘Old Fence‘on the 6-inch 1 st edition Ordnance Survey (1854). Aligned NW-SE the majority of the linear bank is outwith the study area to the SE but a small length, some 30m, is visible to the NW although less well defined and preserved.
Information from OASIS Id: rathmell1-387946 (P Klemen and T Rees) 2020
