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Latitude: 56.4322 / 56°25'55"N
Longitude: -3.4391 / 3°26'20"W
OS Eastings: 311350
OS Northings: 727597
OS Grid: NO113275
Mapcode National: GBR V6.PNZ5
Mapcode Global: WH6Q5.4LLB
Entry Name: Lochton House, ring-ditch 390m SE of
Scheduled Date: 23 December 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6946
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house
Location: Scone
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathmore
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a ring-ditch house of prehistoric date, visible as a cropmark on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 20m OD. It comprises a circular ring-ditch measuring about 10m in internal diameter within a ditch about 3-4m wide. Ring-ditches such as this have been shown on excavation to represent the remains of timber roundhouses of the later prehistoric period.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which associated deposits 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 12 NW 57.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1992) B79583 NO12NW57.
RCAHMS (1992) B79585 NO12NW57.
RCAHMS (1992) B79586 NO12NW57.
RCAHMS (1992) B79579 NO12NW57.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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