
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edingtonhill as Cist(s) (bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bronze Age cist tomb; likely dates to the Late Bronze Age (c. 1200–800 BCE). Such cists were often used for inhumation burials and are significant for understanding burial practices and social structure in early Scottish communities.
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Places near here
Edington HillPit Alignment (prehistoric)(possible) · 183 yd
Old Toll PlantationForest · 404 yd
EdingtonVillage (medieval) · 1148 yd
Edington Hill LaneRoad (medieval) · 1247 yd
ChirnsideFindspot (period Unassigned), Battleaxe (period Unassigned) · 1379 yd
Hutton CastleArmorial Panel (medieval), Castle (16th Century), Moated Site (medieval) · 1.5 mi
Hag WoodWood · 1.5 mi
Jim Clark MemorialMemorial · 1.6 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi
Allanton Village HallVisitor information · 2.6 mi
Blanerne CastleCastle (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 4.0 miOther information
Photo: Barbara Carr · CC BY-SA 2.0