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Chalkieside

Enclosed Settlement (Prehistoric)

Site Name Chalkieside

Classification Enclosed Settlement (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 53375

Site Number NT36NE 51

NGR NT 36249 68182

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

NT36NE 51 36249 68182.

Site identified during an archaeological assessment carried out by CFA Archaeology Ltd.

Mhairi Hastie, 2006.

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Note (1988)

Chalkieside NT 3628 6815 NT36NE 51

Cropmarks reveal a pear-shaped enclosure, measuring 40m by 30m within a ditch 2m broad, 600m SW of Chalkieside.

RCAHMS 1988

Aerial Photographic Transcription (13 December 1990 - 18 December 1990)

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

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