Ravencraig

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The monument comprises a burial cairn of Bronze Age date surviving as a grassed-over stony mound.

The monument occupies the summit of Raven Craig, a rocky hillock, at around 290m OD, some 1200m SSW of the major prehistoric ceremonial complex of Cairnpapple. It comprises a substantial cairn some 9m in diameter by around 1.5m high. The cairn is defined by a series of large boulders, of which six remain in situ on the NW and SW, while others appear slightly displaced.

Despite some evidence of recent disturbance to the centre of the mound evidence of Bronze Age burials is likely to be present within, under and around the cairn.

Source: https://ancientmonuments.uk/124005-raven-craig-cairn-bathgate-ward

Recording

Image and video were recorded on 9/4/23.

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Farm Ruins in Raven Craig Wood

This used to be a farm called Craigs and is just off one of the main paths in Raven Craig Wood. From looking at old OS maps of the area it looks like it was abandoned at some point in the middle of the 20th Century. Outline of buildings is shown on 1960s map, but no name is ascribed, presumably signifying it was no longer occupied.

Source: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6508413

Recording

Image recorded on 8/4/23

Note: at the time of visiting quite an amount of litter, dog waste and fires around the site.