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Witches Knowe

  • RCAHMS Marginal Land Survey. Pencil plane table survey drawing and section. RCAHMS Date 28/6/1954 Copyright RCAHMS
  • Oblique aerial view of the remains of the Witches Knowe fort, taken from the NW. RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital Date 2/11/2008 Copyright RCAHMS
  • Oblique aerial view of the remains of the Witches Knowe fort, taken from the N. RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital Date 2/11/2008 Copyright RCAHMS
  • Oblique aerial view of the remains of the Witches Knowe fort, taken from the NE. RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital Date 2/11/2008 Copyright RCAHMS
  • Oblique aerial view of the remains of the Witches Knowe fort, taken from the E. RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital Date 2/11/2008 Copyright RCAHMS
  • Oblique aerial view of the remains of the Witches Knowe fort, taken from the SE. RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital Date 2/11/2008 Copyright RCAHMS
  • Copy of colour slide showing view of
  • Copy of colour slide showing view of
  • Copy of colour slide showing view of


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RCAHMS Marginal Land Survey. Pencil plane table survey drawing and section. RCAHMS Date 28/6/1954 Copyright RCAHMS
Item DP149854

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Organisation

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

Canmore ID

56202

Site Type

FORT

County

EAST LOTHIAN

Parish

YESTER

Council

EAST LOTHIAN

NGR

NT 5186 6356

Latitude, Longitude

55.862805N, 2.770708W

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Archaeological Notes
NT56SW 5 5186 6356.

(NT 5186 6356) Witches Knowe (NR)
OS 6" map (1957)

The fort on the summit of Witches Knowe, a steep-sided knowe, measures 340' by 130' within the remains of three ramparts. The innermost is a wall 12' thick, the outer pair ramparts with external ditches. The interior is covered with heather and nothing can be seen in it. There are two entrances, in the SE and SW, and each is flanked by the curving projection of the medial rampart.
R W Feachem 1963; RCAHMS 1924

A fort, generally as described.
Visited by OS (SFS) 16 August 1975

There is no evidence of stone walling on this fort; the inner rampart appears entirely earthen. The medial rampart seems an unfinished work, only 0.6m high. There are traces of possible marker trenches,0.1m deep, on both sides of this bank.
Visited by OS (JRL) 7 July 1979


Related Material Information - Bibliographical References

Feachem, R (1963) A guide to prehistoric Scotland, London. Held at RCAHMS: E.2.FEA
RCAHMS (1924) The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Eighth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of East Lothian, Edinburgh. Held at RCAHMS: A.1.1.INV(8)
RCAHMS (1950-9) Marginal Land Survey, typed site descriptions organised by county. Includes, in some cases, drafts, later notes and sketches. Principal authors KA Steer and RW Feachem. Entries vary from short notes to lengthy and detailed descriptions with reference to the associated surveys. Held at RCAHMS: A.1.1.MAR

Related Material Information - Description of Collections

Digital Images

DP149854 (28/6/1954)
RCAHMS Marginal Land Survey. Pencil plane table survey drawing and section. collection RCAHMS
DP049754 (2/11/2008)
Oblique aerial view of the remains of the Witches Knowe fort, taken from the NW. RCAHMS collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
DP049753 (2/11/2008)
Oblique aerial view of the remains of the Witches Knowe fort, taken from the N. RCAHMS collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
DP049752 (2/11/2008)
Oblique aerial view of the remains of the Witches Knowe fort, taken from the NE. RCAHMS collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
DP049751 (2/11/2008)
Oblique aerial view of the remains of the Witches Knowe fort, taken from the E. RCAHMS collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital
DP049750 (2/11/2008)
Oblique aerial view of the remains of the Witches Knowe fort, taken from the SE. RCAHMS collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

Photographs

EL4814 (1971)
Oblique aerial view RCAHMS collection John Dewar
EL4813 (1971)
Oblique aerial view RCAHMS collection John Dewar
EL4812 (1971)
Oblique aerial view RCAHMS collection John Dewar
B47374 (1991)
RCAHMS collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
B47373 (1991)
RCAHMS collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
B47372 (1991)
RCAHMS collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
B47371 (1991)
RCAHMS collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
B47370 (1991)
RCAHMS collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
A72354 (1988)
RCAHMS collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
A72353 (1988)
RCAHMS collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
A72350 (1988)
Oblique aerial view. RCAHMS collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
A72349 (1988)
Oblique aerial view. RCAHMS collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
EL4612PO (1979)
Historic Scotland

Prints And Drawings

ELD4/1 (28/6/1954)
RCAHMS Marginal Land Survey. Pencil plane table survey drawing and section. collection RCAHMS

Scanned Images

SC743533 (27/4/1975)
Copy of colour slide showing view of "Witches Knowe" fort, Yester East Lothian - distant view from S NMRS Survey of Private Collection Digital Image only Glasgow University collection Helen Nisbet
SC743531 (27/4/1975)
Copy of colour slide showing view of "Witches Knowe" fort, Yester East Lothian - view from NW NMRS Survey of Private Collection Digital Image only Glasgow University collection Helen Nisbet
SC743530 (27/4/1975)
Copy of colour slide showing view of "Witches Knowe" fort Yester East Lothian - distant view from SE NMRS Survey of Private Collection Digital Image only Glasgow University collection Helen Nisbet

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