Not sure about the ones near Philpstoun. I know some of them have been worked for infill. If you drive from Broxburn to Winchburgh you pass between two huge bings, which have never been touched, so there may be some protection on them. One of them is so colonised by plant growth, that rare orchids have been found ! Archie Gilbert. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret" <margaret@scottishwool.com> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [MLN] Re: MIDLOTHIAN-D Digest V04 #531 > On 31/12/04 6:09 pm, "Archie Gilbert" <agilbert@clara.co.uk> wrote: > > > I really wanted to correct your > > reference to the "seven" sisters. There are only five bings, which are > > protected as industrial heritage. > > Memory fade .. My apologies ... > Are the great mounds north of Uphall on the way to Philipstoun also > protected? > > Robin > -- > Robin and Margaret McEwen-King > Lanark Scotland > > > >