Niddry Castle
Rig And Furrow (Medieval)
Site Name Niddry Castle
Classification Rig And Furrow (Medieval)
Canmore ID 72669
Site Number NT07SE 42
NGR NT 094 745
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/72669
- Council West Lothian
- Parish Kirkliston (West Lothian)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District West Lothian
- Former County West Lothian
NT07SE 42 094 745
In the hollow S of Hawk Hill, on the slope descending the slight hillock on the N side of the Niddry Burn, are at least ten rigs. These seem to have been about 10m wide, though damaged by the 17th century landscaping and the embankment for the railway carrying oil shale.
Sponsors: COWL (Bathgate), CBT (Edinburgh)
C A Kelly 1989.