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Latitude: 55.8562 / 55°51'22"N
Longitude: -3.1218 / 3°7'18"W
OS Eastings: 329876
OS Northings: 663127
OS Grid: NT298631
Mapcode National: GBR 60MQ.YK
Mapcode Global: WH6T7.02QC
Entry Name: Whitebog Farm, enclosure 450m SE of
Scheduled Date: 9 October 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6230
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Lasswade
County: Midlothian
Electoral Ward: Midlothian South
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 in arable farmland at around 140m OD on a prominent summit. It comprises a sub-circular enclosure of approximately 60m diameter, with an inner and outer ditch separated by about 8m. The outer ditch is some 4m wide, the inner ditch, or possibly palisade, is about 1m wide. There are traces of a middle ditch or palisade trench, closely following the circumference of the outer ditch. There appears to be an entrance at the SE.
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 circular with a maximum diameter of 100m as shown 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 inner and outer ditches may be expected to contain valuable material relating to the economy and environment of the site.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NT 26 SE 37.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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