Edinburgh, Juniper Green
Cist (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, Juniper Green
Classification Cist (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 50298
Site Number NT16NE 4
NGR NT 19 69
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/50298
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT16NE 4 19 69.
A short cist, measuring nearly 4' x 2', was found at Juniper Green (NT 1969) in 1851. It occupied a slightly raised site, which Wilson considered marked traces of a nearly levelled tumulus. The cist, whose joints had been luted with clay, contained a contracted male inhumation, with the head resting on a flat water-worn stone, accompanied by a beaker (Clarke's N3.L type). This beaker, and the cranium, were purchased for the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS Accession nos: EG 3 and ET 33 respectively).
D Wilson 1863; D L Clarke 1970; NMAS 1892
No further information.
Visited by OS (JFC) 1 June 1954
