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Kiloran is a settlement situated near East Lothian in south-eastern Scotland. The site lies upon bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period of the Carboniferous era. These sandstones and mudstones underlie much of the region and would have provided a stable foundation for settlement, though their lack of local stone suitable for building may have influenced construction methods and materials used by the site's inhabitants.
The settlement's location in East Lothian places it within an agriculturally productive landscape of the Lothian plains, with good access to water and arable land. This positioning reflects the typical settlement pattern of rural communities in south-eastern Scotland, where geography and geology combined to support farming and pastoral economies. The gentle terrain and underlying geology of the Clackmannan Group made this area favourable for permanent occupation.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM3934, reflecting its importance to the archaeological record of East Lothian. Like many unexcavated settlements of its type in this region, Kiloran survives as earthwork evidence of Scotland's past settlement patterns, preserving information about how communities adapted to and utilised the landscape resources available to them across the centuries.
Kiloran,settlement 25m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3934. View the official record →
Kiloran is a settlement situated near East Lothian in south-eastern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3934.
Kiloran,settlement 25m NE of 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 SM3934.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Upper Keith, ring ditch 1000m NNW of (6.3 km), Hope,enclosure 300m SSE of (6.7 km), Pathhead,Roman camps,enclosures and pit alignment (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kiloran,settlement 25m NE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Kiloran,settlement 25m NE of stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.