Enclosure SW of Niddry Farm Kirkliston, City of Edinburgh Council Area, Scotland, UK

Scheduled Monument Statement of Significance

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The monument is of national importance because of its potential to add to our understanding of prehistoric settlement and economy. The indications of structural complexity at the possible entrances enhance the importance of the site.

Scheduled Monument Description

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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 95m OD. It comprises a sub-circular enclosure some 90m in diameter, defined by a ditch some 6m wide. There are indications of either complex entrance features or buildings slightly outside the ditchline at the NW and SE of the enclosure. The monument appears to represent a type of enclosed settlement characteristic of the later prehistoric period.

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 120m as marked in red on the accompanying map.

Scheduled Monument References

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RCAHMS records the monument as NT 07 SE 19.