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Latitude: 56.4263 / 56°25'34"N
Longitude: -2.8907 / 2°53'26"W
OS Eastings: 345161
OS Northings: 726371
OS Grid: NO451263
Mapcode National: GBR VM.L4HN
Mapcode Global: WH7RK.KQQV
Entry Name: Lawhouses, unenclosed settlement 300m SW and 450m S of
Scheduled Date: 30 September 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6792
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement
Location: Forgan
County: Fife
Electoral Ward: Tay Bridgehead
Traditional County: Fife
The monument comprises an unenclosed settlement of prehistoric date, visible as cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 25m OD. It comprises a number of disc-shaped cropmarks measuring between about 4-15m in diameter. There are at least two ring-ditches measuring about 8m in overall diameter, and a number of pits, souterrains, and other, amorphous, features. The discs and ring-ditches represent the remains of former timber houses, while souterrains are subterranean structures generally regarded as having been used for storage in later prehistory. The other cropmarks may be expected to represent associated structures.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is divided into two areas of unequal size. The area to the N is irregular, with maximum dimensions of 270m E-W by 210m N-S, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract. The area to the S is rectangular, measuring 60m E-W by 40m N-S, bounded on the S by a road, also as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric settlement and economy. Its importance is enhanced by its proximity to sites of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 42 NE 58.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1988) A56959 NO42NE58.
RCAHMS (1988) A56958 NO42NE58.
RCAHMS (1990) A56958/TR NO42NE58.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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