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Elginhaugh
Drain(S) (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Elginhaugh
Classification Drain(S) (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) River North Esk
Canmore ID 53496
Site Number NT36NW 62
NGR NT 31967 67152
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/53496
- Council Midlothian
- Parish Dalkeith
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Midlothian
- Former County Midlothian
These features are probably field drains, set out across low-lying ground to the N of the River North Esk.
Information from RCAHMS (DCC) 30 March 2007
Note (1988)
Elginhaugh NT 319 671 & 317 671 NT36NW 62
Linear cropmarks revealed by air survey on the N bank of the River North Esk are probably not associated with the Roman fort NT36NW 61 & 83; their date and purpose are unknown.
RCAHMS 1988
(Maxwell 1983, 172-3)