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Latitude: 56.4207 / 56°25'14"N
Longitude: -3.3843 / 3°23'3"W
OS Eastings: 314700
OS Northings: 726247
OS Grid: NO147262
Mapcode National: GBR V7.YHQ0
Mapcode Global: WH6Q5.ZWK5
Entry Name: Balgarvie, unenclosed settlement 350m ESE of
Scheduled Date: 21 January 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6947
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement
Location: Scone
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathmore
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises an unenclosed settlement of prehistoric date, visible as a series of cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies on locally high ground in arable farmland at around 70m OD. It comprises a cluster of cropmarks on the summit of a low hill. The cropmarks, both angular and rounded in shape, measure up to 10m by 6m and appear to represent the remains of a series of prehistoric circular and rectangular timber buildings and associated structures. Together they comprise a small unenclosed settlement of probable prehistoric date.
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 90m, 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 NO12NW 51.
Aerial photographs used:
RCAHMS (1984) A64810 NO12NW51.
RCAHMS (1984) A64807 NO12NW51.
RCAHMS (1989) A64807/TR NO12NW51.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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