Morton is a locality in the parish of Kirknewton, in

West Lothian West Lothian (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, bordering (in a clockwise direction) the City of Edinburgh council area, Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire and Falkirk (council area), Falkirk. The modern counci ...

, Scotland.People of Medieval Scotland - Morton, Midlothian
The locality has given its name to Morton Hill, Morton Burn and Upper and Lower Morton Reservoirs.

History

There is a prehistoric and modern

cairn A cairn is a human-made pile (or stack) of stones raised for a purpose, usually as a marker or as a burial mound. The word ''cairn'' comes from the (plural ). Cairns have been and are used for a broad variety of purposes. In prehistory, t ...

in Morton situated on a grassy ridge of Corston Hill. The prehistoric cairn is a burial cairn of

Late Neolithic In the Near Eastern archaeology, archaeology of Southwest Asia, the Late Neolithic, also known as the Ceramic Neolithic or Pottery Neolithic, is the final part of the Neolithic period, following on from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic and preceding th ...

Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...

period. It is a scheduled monument of national importance. Morton Hill is an area with extensive evidence of historical farming and sheepherding, including rig and furrow cultivation. The name of the area and ownership is historically that of the

Earls of Morton The title Earl of Morton was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1458 for James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton, James Douglas of Dalkeith. Along with it, the title Lord Aberdour was granted. This latter title is the courtesy title for the eldest so ...

Economy

There is a trout

Fishery Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life or, more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a., fishing grounds). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish far ...

in Morton. The fishery primarily uses Morton Reservoir, a large freshwater reservoir. There is also an Upper and Lower reservoir. There is a shooting range and clay gun sports facility in Morton.

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