
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Penston as Barrow Cemetery (prehistoric)(possible). 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.
A Neolithic barrow cemetery, likely dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age, indicating prehistoric burial practices and social organization in the region. Its precise NGR suggests it is a well-documented but locally significant site, though broader archaeological context remains unclear.
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Places near here
PenstonGranary (period Unassigned) · 237 yd
Penston, Penston FarmFarmhouse (period Unassigned) · 248 yd
West BankEnclosure (period Unassigned)(possible) · 697 yd
MacmerryBarrow (prehistoric) · 1022 yd
Walk PlantationForest · 1502 yd
Butterdean PlantationForest · 1590 yd
Pencaitland War MemorialMemorial · 1.9 mi
Easter Pencaitland, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 2.0 mi
Pencaitland Railway WalkVisitor information · 2.2 mi
Bangly HillMountain / peak · 3.6 miOther information
Photo: Peter Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0