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Latitude: 55.8327 / 55°49'57"N
Longitude: -3.1615 / 3°9'41"W
OS Eastings: 327345
OS Northings: 660552
OS Grid: NT273605
Mapcode National: GBR 60CZ.BZ
Mapcode Global: WH6T6.DNRF
Entry Name: Newbigging,enclosure 400m WNW of
Scheduled Date: 6 November 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6264
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Lasswade
County: Midlothian
Electoral Ward: Midlothian West
Traditional County: Midlothian
The monument comprises the remains of an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies on locally high ground in arable land at around 220m OD. It comprises a D-shaped enclosure some 60m NE-SW by 50m. The inner and outer ditches are approximately 4-5m wide, separated by about 3m. The NW side of the monument is defined by sloping ground, now wooded. Lighter patches in the SW of the enclosure may indicate the remains of internal features.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the visible features and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is rectangular with maximum dimensions of 100m NE-SW by 70m NW-SE as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric settlement and economy. The ditches of the enclosure may be expected to contain valuable material relating to the economy and environment of the site. The internal features may provide information about its domestic organisation.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NT 26 SE 38.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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