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Fidra

Cave (Medieval), Midden (Medieval), Unidentified Pottery (Medieval)

Site Name Fidra

Classification Cave (Medieval), Midden (Medieval), Unidentified Pottery (Medieval)

Canmore ID 56658

Site Number NT58NW 3

NGR NT 5140 8674

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council East Lothian
  • Parish Dirleton
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District East Lothian
  • Former County East Lothian

Archaeology Notes

NT58NW 3 5140 8674.

(NT 5140 8674) Cave (NR)

OS 6" map (1968)

This small cave, situated on the S face of Fidra some distance above high water mark, has a comparatively modern dry-stone wall loosely built across its mouth. In the interior there is over 2ft depth of soil on the floor, mixed with refuse, and more than a foot down, a thick deposit of shells and burnt earth. Three small fragments of green-glazed, medieval pottery were recovered from a slight excavation.

RCAHMS 1924, visited 1913

This small cave measures 3.0m deep, 5.0m wide at the mouth, and about 3.0m high. The drystone wall (0.6m high) described above still exists. There is no evidence of occupation to be seen.

Surveyed at 1:2500.

Visited by OS (JLD) 14 May 1965.

This cave was partially excavated in 1913 and found to contain midden and medieval pottery. A drystone wall lies across its mouth.

Site recorded by GUARD during the Coastal Assessment Survey for Historic Scotland, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife' 1996.

Activities

Field Visit (4 August 1913)

On the south face of the rock some distance above high water mark and on the level of the path is a small cave or rock shelter with a comparatively modern wall of dry masonry loosely built across the mouth of it. In the interior there is over 2 feet depth of soil on the floor immixed with refuse, and more than a foot down a thick deposit of shell sand· burnt earth. From a slight excavation there were recovered three small fragments of green glazed pottery belonging to two different vessels and apparently medieval.

RCAHMS 1924, 4 August 1913.

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