Description

The monument comprises the remains of a ring ditch house of prehistoric date and other features represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.

The monument lies in arable farmland at around 155m OD. It comprises a ring ditch some 10-12m in diameter, defined by a ditch about 2m wide. The ring ditch lies midway along an irregular line of at least twelve large pits, which extends for a distance of approximately 100m from NNE to SSW.

Ring ditches such as this have been shown on excavation to represent the remains of former timber roundhouses of the later prehistoric period. The associated pits may represent a field boundary of similar date.

The area to be scheduled encompasses the remains described and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is rectangular with maximum dimensions of 130m NNE-SSW by 70m as marked in red on the accompanying map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric settlement and economy. The chronological relationship between the ring ditch house and the pits will be of particular significance.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NO 46 SE 28.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland