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Halltree Rings is a medieval settlement located on Chapel Hill in Midlothian, Scotland. The site comprises earthwork remains that are characteristic of later medieval rural habitation in the Lothians region. The settlement dates to the medieval period and represents the type of dispersed agricultural community that was common in south-central Scotland before the reorganisation of settlement patterns in the early modern period. The physical remains visible at the site include ring-shaped earthworks that define the former boundaries and structures of the medieval occupation.
Halltree Rings, settlement, Chapel Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1170. View the official record →
Halltree Rings is a medieval settlement located on Chapel Hill in Midlothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1170.
Halltree Rings, settlement, Chapel Hill dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a settlement, chapel hill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Halltree Rings, settlement, Chapel Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM1170.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Corsehope Rings,fort (0.8 km), Hodge Cairn,fort,Shank Wood (1.9 km), Scooped settlement, 780m ESE of the summit of Carcant Hill (2.3 km).
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