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Langlaw

Pit Alignment (Prehistoric)

Site Name Langlaw

Classification Pit Alignment (Prehistoric)

Alternative Name(s) Coats

Canmore ID 53356

Site Number NT36NE 34

NGR NT 36752 66261

NGR Description From NT 36848 66231 to 36645 66288

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

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

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Note (1988)

Coats NT 3661 6628 to 3688 6621 NT36NE 34

Cropmarks reveal a probable pit-alignment running for a distance of at least 250m from WNW to ESE across, the field to the E of the enclosure NT36NE 10. Cropmarks in the adjacent field, about 300m ENE of the enclosure, also show a ditch running from NW to SE over a distance of at least 170m (NT 3679 6640 to 3690 6625); at its NW end the ditch turns towards the NE.

RCAHMS 1988

Aerial Photographic Transcription (3 March 1993 - 28 March 1995)

An aerial transcription was produced from oblique aerial photographs. Information from Historic Environment Scotland (BM) 31 March 2017.

Aerial Photographic Transcription (3 March 1995)

An aerial transcription was produced from oblique aerial photographs. Information from Historic Environment Scotland (BM) 31 March 2017.

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