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Latitude: 56.5537 / 56°33'13"N
Longitude: -3.4691 / 3°28'8"W
OS Eastings: 309790
OS Northings: 741157
OS Grid: NO097411
Mapcode National: GBR V5.V20L
Mapcode Global: WH5NF.PJ8Q
Entry Name: Glendelvine, souterrain 90m NW of Lodge Cottages
Scheduled Date: 8 December 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7135
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 fairly level ground in arable farmland at around 55m OD. It comprises a tightly curved souterrain measuring about 12m in length. There are a number of amorphous cropmarks in the immediate vicinity which may represent the remains of associated structures.
Souterrains are semi-subterranean structures generally regarded as having been used for storage in later prehistory, and usually found associated with the remains of above-ground timber roundhouses.
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. Its importance is increased by its proximity to monuments of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 04 SE 36.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1986) A30150 NO04SE36, 38.
RCAHMS (1986) A30154 NO04SE36, 38.
RCAHMS (1986) A30154/TR NO04SE36, 38.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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