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Latitude: 55.9745 / 55°58'28"N
Longitude: -2.782 / 2°46'55"W
OS Eastings: 351292
OS Northings: 675997
OS Grid: NT512759
Mapcode National: GBR 2R.WQXM
Mapcode Global: WH7TY.73H6
Entry Name: Barney Hill,enclosure
Scheduled Date: 10 June 1994
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6031
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Haddington
County: East Lothian
Electoral Ward: Haddington and Lammermuir
Traditional County: East Lothian
The monument comprises the remains of an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date surviving as a series of slight earthworks and clearly visible on oblique aerial photographs as a combination of earthworks and vegetation marks.
The site occupies the summit of Barney Hill at around 180m OD and commands extensive views over the surrounding area except to the NW where it is overlooked by the higher summits of the Garleton Hills. The enclosure is defined by a single bank and ditch, the former spread to a width of up to 8m and the latter visible on aerial photographs with an approximate width of 6-8m.
The enclosure is an oblong with approximate dimensions of 150m ENE-WSW by 110m. At least one circular structure is visible in the centre of the enclosure. This is formed by an annular bank and has an overall diameter of approximately 12m. The structure is overlain by a modern fenced enclosure which surrounds a series of modern huts and a mast. A ruined but relatively modern structure lies to the N outside this fenced enclosure but within the prehistoric enclosure.
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 diameter of 160m as marked in red on the accompanying map. The repair, maintenance and/or removal of the existing fenced enclosure and the buildings within it are exempt from the provisions of the scheduling.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to add to our understanding of prehistoric settlement and economy. The chronological and functional relationships between this enclosed settlement and the multivallate fort of kae Heughs some 400m to the NNE will be of importance in accessing the organisation of prehistoric settlement and economy in lowland Scotland.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NT 57 NW 91.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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