What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cockenzie as Cist(s) (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A cist burial, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age; its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric burial practices in southern Scotland.
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Places near here
Port SetonCist (prehistoric), Human Remains (prehistoric), Long Barrow (neolithic)(possible) · 1 yd
Cockenzie Coal StoreCoal Store (20th Century) · 191 yd
PrestonpansLinear Feature(s) (period Unassigned), Pit(s) (period Unassigned), Unidentified Object(s) (metal)(post Medieval) · 230 yd
Cockenzie, Edinburgh Road, Methodist ChapelChapel (late 19th Century) (1878) · 584 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 598 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Chalmers MemorialMemorial · 823 yd
Prestonpans, Preston LinksNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 873 yd
Battle of Prestonpans Memorial CairnMemorial · 956 yd
The HeughWood · 1.2 mi
Prestongrange Mining MuseumMuseum · 2.0 mi
Musselburgh SandsBeach / strand · 3.1 mi
Hadfast Valley Wildlife ReserveNature reserve · 3.9 miOther information
Photo: A-M-Jervis · CC BY-SA 2.0