Coldingham Loch
Long Cist (Early Medieval)
Site Name Coldingham Loch
Classification Long Cist (Early Medieval)
Canmore ID 59774
Site Number NT86NE 16
NGR NT 8996 6873
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/59774
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Coldingham
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County Berwickshire
NT86NE 16 8996 6873.
NT 899 687. A masonry cist containing an inhumation was discovered in a rock-cut pit on a natural shelf about 50m NE of the fort described on NT86NE 12.
RCAHMS 1980, visited February 1980.
NT 8996 6873. The carefully constructed grave was oriented N-S, 1.75m long, 0.5m wide and 0.75m deep. On the longest sides a coursed facing supported the capping lintels. The skeleton of a male was laid prone, head to the S, with both arms flexed and crossed over the chest. There were no grave goods.
I M Smith 1980.
Sbc Note (21 March 2016)
Visibility: This was the site of an archaeological monument, which may no longer be visible.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
