๐Ÿ“Œ Ancient settlement near Dunbar, East Lothian
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Doon Hill is labelled on Ordnance Survey maps as an an Anglo-Saxon Hall – but don’t expect as much as that. This is a complicated place. Latest thoughts suggest a 6,000 year-old timber hall, followed by a replacement on almost exactly the same site 4,000 years later. Why? The answer is unknown. To the north was a temple probably used for burial or cremation, with evidence for further buildings dotted around nearby; finally, a timber palisade enclosed all of the above. None of this would really be visible on the ground (except, perhaps, from above) if it weren’t for a set of concrete markers placed by Historic Environment Scotland, with an interpretation board elaborating further. Is it worth visiting? Not for the physical remains, but perhaps for the air of mystery. There are also fine views of the East Lothian coastline from the access track.

๐ŸŒ Location

๐Ÿ“Œ At track end, off minor road 3 mi south of Dunbar

๐Ÿงญ O.S. Grid Reference: NT 687755

๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ GPS coordinates: 55.971834,-2.503231

โŒ No public transport within 1 mi

๐Ÿš— Car park – approach is on an unsurfaced track, unsuitable for vehicles with unusually low ground clearance

๐Ÿ“ Key info

โŒš Always open

๐ŸŽซ Free

๐Ÿ”— historicenvironment.scot

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