What is recorded here
Blackcastle Cottage is a prehistoric settlement in East Lothian. The exact name of its first inhabitant is lost, but the stones suggest a person lived there long before written history began.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Blackcastle Cottage as Settlement (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
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Thorntonloch HoldingsNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1619 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1.1 mi
Cocklaw HillMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Blackcastle HillFort (prehistoric), Settlement (prehistoric) · 1.5 mi
Saltheugh RockCliff · 1.9 mi
Edinburgh St Giles Boys Club War MemorialMemorial · 1.9 mi
Killflat WoodForest · 2.2 mi
Cockit Hat WoodWood · 2.3 mi