What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ratho Quarry as Enclosed Cremation Cemetery (bronze Age), Pit(s) (period Unassigned), Sunken Floored Building (period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn(s) (period Unassigned). 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.
Bronze Age enclosed cremation cemetery with sunken floored buildings and cinerary urns. It represents a rare and significant complex of funerary and domestic structures from the early metal age in Scotland.
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