What is recorded here

Castlelaw Range in Midlothian is a 20th-century firing ground where a beacon, hut and trench still mark the edge of the valley. Gunfire may have shaken the hills for decades before the site fell quiet. The exact dates and the people who stood at that range have not survived into the facts above.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Glencorse, Castlelaw Range as Beacon (20th Century), Building (20th Century), Firing Range(s) (20th Century), Hut (20th Century), Trench (20th Century). 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.

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