What is recorded here
Castlesteads Park holds prehistoric ring ditches in East Lothian, Scotland, marked on the official map to the nearest metre. The earthworks predate written history, suggesting people shaped that land long before recorded events. They may have gathered, marked territory or performed rituals now lost to time. The ditches remain as quiet evidence that human life once moved through that place with purpose.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castlesteads Park as Ring Ditch(s) (prehistoric). 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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
CastlesteadsPit (period Unassigned) · 308 yd
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Dalkeith, East FieldNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 526 yd
River Esk, Smeaton BridgeRoad Bridge (late 18th Century) · 537 yd
Eastfield WoodWood · 796 yd
Millerhill, Wellington FarmNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1231 yd
Marble BasinHeritage attraction · 1242 yd
Millerhill Carbon TowerMemorial · 1.1 mi
Dalkeith HouseCastle (medieval), Country House (18th Century) · 1.2 mi
Millennium Milepost Musselburgh train stationVisitor information · 1.3 mi
Carberry TowerCountry House (17th Century) - (19th Century), Tower House (16th Century) · 1.4 mi