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Latitude: 56.0943 / 56°5'39"N
Longitude: -3.9847 / 3°59'4"W
OS Eastings: 276626
OS Northings: 690837
OS Grid: NS766908
Mapcode National: GBR 19.N4S9
Mapcode Global: WH4PC.R2QT
Entry Name: Murrayshall Farm, dun 200m SE of
Scheduled Date: 13 October 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7016
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun
Location: St Ninians
County: Stirling
Electoral Ward: Stirling West
Traditional County: Stirlingshire
The monument comprises the remains of a dun and outworks of later prehistoric date.
The dun occupies the summit of a prominent and steep-sided rocky knoll at around 95m OD. It appears to have been some 20m in internal diameter and its interior contains numerous surface irregularities which may represent buried structural remains.
The base of knoll is partly encircled by a stone wall, 3 courses high in places. This is best preserved on the S and SE of the knoll and fades out around the NW and N. It appears to be absent, however, on the NE, where the knoll is sheer-sided.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the remains described above and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is part of a circle on plan, measuring a maximum of 80m NW-SE by 65m as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric defensive settlement and economy.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NS 79 SE 50.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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