What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Pinkie Mains West as Cairn(s) (prehistoric), Cinerary Urn(s) (prehistoric). 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.
Cinerary urn cairn; Bronze Age. Its significance lies in the presence of cremation remains and pottery, indicating funerary practices of early Bronze Age communities in Scotland.
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Places near here
PinkiePit(s) (period Unknown) · 321 yd
Pinkie MainsFair (20th Century) · 440 yd
Musselburgh, High StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 514 yd
LewisvaleNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 574 yd
Musselburgh, Pinkie, St Peter's Primary SchoolColliery (industrial)(possible) · 632 yd
Musselburgh, High Street, Pinkie House, Draw WellWell (17th Century), Well Head (17th Century) · 715 yd
Levenhall Links Bird ReserveNature reserve · 1445 yd
Musselburgh SandsBeach / strand · 1703 yd
Fisherrow SandsBeach / strand · 1.0 mi
Prestongrange Mining MuseumMuseum · 1.3 mi
John Muir WayVisitor information · 1.3 mi
Eastfield WoodWood · 1.4 mi