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Latitude: 56.5519 / 56°33'6"N
Longitude: -3.4684 / 3°28'6"W
OS Eastings: 309825
OS Northings: 740953
OS Grid: NO098409
Mapcode National: GBR V5.V84H
Mapcode Global: WH5NF.PLK3
Entry Name: Blackhillock, souterrain 50m W of
Scheduled Date: 8 December 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7132
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house
Location: Caputh
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathtay
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a souterrain of prehistoric date, visible as a cropmark on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies on locally high ground in arable farmland at around 55m OD. It comprises a tightly curved souterrain measuring about 12m in length. A faint, irregular cropmark to the NNW appears indicate the position of an associated building.
Souterrains are semi-subterranean structures generally regarded as having been used for storage in later prehistory. They are generally found in association with the remains of above-ground structures which tend not to produce well-defined cropmarks.
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 circular with a diameter of 50m, 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.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 04 SE 33.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1984) A29226 NO04SE33.
RCAHMS (1984) A29227 NO04SE33.
RCAHMS (1984) A29226/TR NO04SE33.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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