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Latitude: 55.9697 / 55°58'11"N
Longitude: -2.4373 / 2°26'14"W
OS Eastings: 372804
OS Northings: 675278
OS Grid: NT728752
Mapcode National: GBR NDBY.453
Mapcode Global: WH8W7.J6MW
Entry Name: Dryburn Bridge,enclosure 300m SE of
Scheduled Date: 23 December 1977
Last Amended: 8 June 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4038
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Innerwick
County: East Lothian
Electoral Ward: Dunbar and East Linton
Traditional County: East Lothian
The monument comprises the remains of an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies on the coastal plain S of Dunbar close to the S bank of the Dry Burn, less than 1km from the shore. The enclosure is almost square, measuring approximately 40m along each side, and appears to have an internal division. The cropmark defining the enclosure shows as a parchmark, suggesting the possible presence of a double palisade or a rampart rather than a ditch. Numerous slighter cropmarks around the enclosure suggest the presence of further structures and deposits in the vicinity.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the visible features described above and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is divided into two irregular parts separated by a railway. The N part has maximum dimensions of 300m NW- SE by 90m while the S part has maximum dimensions of 250m WNW-ESE by 190m as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to add to our understanding of prehistoric settlement organisation and economy. The importance of the site is greatly enhanced by its association with the wider landscape of prehistoric settlement remains in this part of East Lothian.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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The monument is RCAHMS number NT 77 NW 22 and 24.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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