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Green Craig, Pentland Hills
Animal Remains (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Green Craig, Pentland Hills
Classification Animal Remains (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Dreghorn
Canmore ID 51792
Site Number NT26NW 47
NGR NT 222 668
NGR Description c. 222 668
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/51792
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT26NW 47 NT c. 222 668
Before 1887, several animal bones, including a skull fragment and a radius of reindeer, were found in a rock fissure on Green Craig. The circumstances of the deposition of the remains are not known, and the exact location of the rock fissure in which they were found is not recorded.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 10 June 2005
