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Mavisbank House
Midlothian, Scotland ยท Atlas SC3703
Location
- Atlas number
- SC3703 (3703)
- Country
- Scotland
- Current county or unitary authority
- Midlothian
- Historic county
- Midlothian
- Parish, community, or townland
- Lasswade
- National Grid reference
- NT 2872 6506
- Latitude
- 55.87345
- Longitude
- -3.14076
- Altitude
- 115 m
Form and condition
- Type
- contour fort
- Condition
- Extant
- Morphology
- univallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 1
- Possible original entrances
- 0
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 0
- Enclosed area
- 0.2 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- earthen bank
Landscape
- Topographic position
- knoll or outcrop
- Aspect
- level
- Land use
- parkland
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Investigations
- 1st Identified Written Reference (1793); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1852); Other (1913); Other (1954); Other (1975); Other (1991)
Identifiers
- Scheduled monument number
- 4921
- HER
- Midlothian per East Lothian Council MEL8081
- National record
- record NT 26 NE 43; monument 51714
- Wikidata
- Q31096105
Sources
References
- Roy, W (1793) Military Antiquities of the Romans in North Britain. Society of Antiquaries: London
- RCAHMS (1929) The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Tenth report with Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in the Counties of Midlothian and West Lothian. HMSO: Edinburgh
- Stat Acct (date) Statistical Account of Scotland: Drawn up from the Communications of the Ministers of the Different Parishes (Sinclair, J ed), 1791-99