Edinburgh, Royal Circus
Cist (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, Royal Circus
Classification Cist (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 52641
Site Number NT27SW 19
NGR NT 248 745
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/52641
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SW 19 248 745.
(NT 248 745) A cist was found in the summer of 1822 when digging the foundation of a house on the W side of Royal Circus. When opened, the form of a skeleton was discernible, lying with the head to the S, but it crumbled to dust on being touched, only some fragments of teeth remaining. The cist was at a considerable depth, in a gravel bank.
D Wilson 1891; J Skene 1831.
No further information.
Visited by OS (J L D) 28 December 1953.
