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Port Seton
Cist (Prehistoric), Human Remains (Prehistoric), Long Barrow (Neolithic)(Possible)
Site Name Port Seton
Classification Cist (Prehistoric), Human Remains (Prehistoric), Long Barrow (Neolithic)(Possible)
Canmore ID 54957
Site Number NT47NW 9
NGR NT 40 75
NGR Description NT c. 40 75
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/54957
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Tranent
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT47NW 9 c. 40 75.
When a 'long' barrow near Port Seton was opened in 1883, a skeleton was found laid at full length within a cist. The bones crumbled to dust soon after exposure to air.
D Wilson 1863
