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Woodhouselee

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

Site Name Woodhouselee

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

Canmore ID 51901

Site Number NT26SW 47

NGR NT 23065 64958

NGR Description NT 23065 64958 (centre)

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Midlothian
  • Parish Glencorse
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District Midlothian
  • Former County Midlothian

Archaeology Notes

NT26SW 47 23065 64958 (centre)

There is an extensive area of broad sinuous rig on the E flank of Castlelaw Hill and the SW flank of Woodhouselee Hill, lying to either side of a small watercourse (RCAHMSAP 2004).

Information from RCAHMS (DCC) 2 September 2004

A large area of rig has been recorded on oblique aerial photography (RCAHMSAP 2000) lying between Woodhouselee Hill and Castlelaw Hill, about 600m NW of Woodhouselee. Field banks can be seen within the rig, some of which are depicted on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1983).

Information from RCAHMS (KMM) 15 December 2004.

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