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Site Name:
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Castlethorn
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Site Type:
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Settlement (possible)
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Council:
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West Lothian
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Parish:
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Torphichen
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Site ReportWoSASPIN 17880NS97SE 53 9745 7251. On the top of a knoll known as Castlethorn there are the remains of what may be a fort. The highest part of the knoll is surrounded by a low bank up to 2m thick and on the N a second bank takes in a lower terrace. The entrance lies in the W, and the trackway leading from it is marked by two upright slabs of stone. See (NS97SE 38). Visited by RCAHMS (JBS) 12 August 1985. Site Scheduled 4th April 2005 (Index number 11242). Described in Scheduling document as a prehistoric hillfort. The nearby standing stone, WoSAS Pin 17863, was included in the scheduling document. Entered WoSAS (MO'H) 22/07/2008 |
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