Overview
Edinburgh, Lochrin, Steam Engine is recorded as Steam Engine (18th Century), Steam Engine House (18th Century), Unidentified Pottery(s) (medieval) in Scotland City Of Edinburgh. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Lochrin, Steam Engine as Steam Engine (18th Century), Steam Engine House (18th Century), Unidentified Pottery(s) (medieval).
Who lived here and when
The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Lochrin, Steam Engine as Steam Engine (18th Century), Steam Engine House (18th Century), Unidentified Pottery(s) (medieval).
Homes and daily life
The label Steam Engine (18th Century), Steam Engine House (18th Century), Unidentified Pottery(s) (medieval) gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What was found
The official record fixes the place and calls it Steam Engine (18th Century), Steam Engine House (18th Century), Unidentified Pottery(s) (medieval). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it ended
The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.
Why it mattered
Edinburgh, Lochrin, Steam Engine matters as a recorded steam engine (18th century), steam engine house (18th century), unidentified pottery(s) (medieval) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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