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Latitude: 56.6975 / 56°41'50"N
Longitude: -3.0112 / 3°0'40"W
OS Eastings: 338174
OS Northings: 756652
OS Grid: NO381566
Mapcode National: GBR VJ.L0J2
Mapcode Global: WH7Q4.QX9J
Entry Name: Caddam,souterrain 350m ENE of
Scheduled Date: 12 March 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6345
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house
Location: Kirriemuir
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Kirriemuir and Dean
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of a souterrain of later prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies on sloping ground in arable farmland at around 150m OD. It comprises a C-shaped souterrain some 3-4m wide and approximately 40m long. There is a well-defined pit contained within the curve of the souterrain and numerous slighter cropmarks in the immediate vicinity.
Souterrains were semi-underground storage buildings associated with above-ground prehistoric settlements and it appears that elements of this associated settlement may survive on this site.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the visible remains and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 90m 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 settlement and economy.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 35 NE 57.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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