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Latitude: 55.8341 / 55°50'2"N
Longitude: -2.9154 / 2°54'55"W
OS Eastings: 342759
OS Northings: 660470
OS Grid: NT427604
Mapcode National: GBR 802Z.MH
Mapcode Global: WH7VG.5MYD
Entry Name: Frostineb,enclosure 600m E of
Scheduled Date: 16 January 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6294
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Fala and Soutra
County: Midlothian
Electoral Ward: Midlothian East
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 a low ridge in arable farmland at around 230m OD. It comprises a sub-circular enclosure of approximately 50m in maximum diameter. Its single ditch is some 2-3m wide. Cropmarks relating to former field boundaries appear to truncate the E part of the enclosure.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the visible remains and an area around them in which traces of related activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 100m as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national important for its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric settlement and economy. The ditches of the enclosure may be expected to contain material relating to the economy and environment of the site.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NT 46 SW 51.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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