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Latitude: 56.4701 / 56°28'12"N
Longitude: -3.0908 / 3°5'26"W
OS Eastings: 332896
OS Northings: 731421
OS Grid: NO328314
Mapcode National: GBR VH.660P
Mapcode Global: WH6Q4.HMFS
Entry Name: Benvie, enclosure 50m SE of Benvie Church
Scheduled Date: 17 December 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6558
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Liff and Benvie
County: Dundee City
Electoral Ward: Lochee
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 20m OD. It comprises the SE angle of a roughly square enclosure, measuring some 40m NNW-SSE by about 30m NE-SW within a ditch some 3m wide. A second length of ditch lies inside the angle; it runs for about 20m NE-SW and is approximately 2m wide. At its NE end it bends slightly towards the N.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the enclosure and an area around it in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is irregular in shape with maximum dimensions of 100m NNE-SSW by 70m as marked in red on the accompanying map.
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 enhanced by its proximity to other settlements of similar date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
Historic Environment Scotland http://www.canmore.org.uk reference number CANMORE ID 32029 (accessed on 19/10/2021).
Wilson D R 2000. Air Photo Interpretation for Archaeologists. Tempus, Stroud.
Canmore
https://canmore.org.uk/site/32029/
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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