Preston Hall
Long Cist(S) (Early Medieval)
Site Name Preston Hall
Classification Long Cist(S) (Early Medieval)
Canmore ID 54700
Site Number NT46NW 10
NGR NT 4027 6709
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/54700
- Council Midlothian
- Parish Cranston
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Midlothian
- Former County Midlothian
NT46NW 10 4027 6709.
(NT 4027 6709) Long Cists found (NAT)
OS 6" map (1970)
The spot at which these cists were found falls within a small wood.
Visited by OS (BS) 20 October 1975.
Note (1988)
Preston Hall NT 4027 6709 NT46NW 10
In the 19th century, when a new avenue to Preston Hall was being made, four long cists were found 550m SW of West Byres farmhouse. The cists, which were aligned N to S and measured from 1.8m to 1.9m in length, contained 'decomposed animal matter' and, in one instance, human bones.
RCAHMS 1988
(Name Book, Edinburgh, No. 21, p. 43)
