What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cramond as Cist(s) (early Medieval), Long Cist Cemetery(s) (early Medieval), Food Vessel (period Unknown). 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.
Cramond is an early Medieval long cist cemetery, likely dating to the 6th–9th centuries AD. Its significance lies in its association with early Christian burial practices in Scotland.
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