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Latitude: 56.3768 / 56°22'36"N
Longitude: -3.3824 / 3°22'56"W
OS Eastings: 314721
OS Northings: 721362
OS Grid: NO147213
Mapcode National: GBR 21.28AV
Mapcode Global: WH6QD.0ZLB
Entry Name: Dow Hill Cottages, souterrain 250m ESE of
Scheduled Date: 23 February 1998
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6716
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house
Location: Rhynd
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Almond and Earn
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 50m OD. It comprises a curved cropmark, about 20m in length, which represents the remains of a souterrain. There is an amorphous cropmark beside the souterrain which may be the remains of an associated building. Souterrains are semi-subterranean structures generally regarded as having been used for storage in later prehistory.
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 55m, 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
Historic Environment Scotland http://www.canmore.org.uk reference number CANMORE ID 70818 (accessed on 30/07/2019).
Wilson D R 2000. Air Photo Interpretation for Archaeologists. Tempus, Stroud.
Canmore
https://canmore.org.uk/site/70818/
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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