Preston Mains
Enclosed Settlement (Prehistoric)
Site Name Preston Mains
Classification Enclosed Settlement (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 54719
Site Number NT46NW 27
NGR NT 40728 65298
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Midlothian
- Parish Cranston
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Midlothian
- Former County Midlothian
The cropmark of this enclosure is also visible on a series of vertical air photographs (OS 75/293/271-3, flown 1975). The area of quarrying on the NE side of the enclosure is also visible on this series of photographs.
Information from RCAHMS, 1995
Note (1988)
Preston Mains NT 4073 6530 NT46NW 27
Cropmarks 120m SE of Preston Mains farmhouse reveal a circular ditched enclosure with an internal scoop about 40m in diameter. The ditch, which is about 6m in breadth and encloses an area 60m in diameter, has been obliterated by quarrying on the NE.
RCAHMS 1988
