What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Port Seton as Cist (prehistoric), Human Remains (prehistoric), Long Barrow (neolithic)(possible). 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.
Neolithic long barrow, possibly dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its significance lies in its potential association with early ceremonial or burial practices in the prehistoric landscape of Scotland.
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Places near here
CockenzieCist(s) (prehistoric) · 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: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0