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Latitude: 56.4601 / 56°27'36"N
Longitude: -3.0678 / 3°4'4"W
OS Eastings: 334295
OS Northings: 730286
OS Grid: NO342302
Mapcode National: GBR VH.6Z7C
Mapcode Global: WH6Q4.VWBG
Entry Name: Invergowrie, enclosure 150m SW of TA Centre
Scheduled Date: 14 November 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6517
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Dundee
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Carse of Gowrie
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of a rectilinear enclosure of prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 20m OD. It comprises a trapezoidal enclosure measuring some 35m N-S by about 35m E-W at its N end, tapering to approximately 25m at its S end, within a ditch some 2m wide. Darker patches inside the enclosure appear to indicate the remains of former domestic structures. There are a number of other prehistoric domestic sites in this area including a group of souterrains some 100m to the NE.
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 circular with a diameter of 100m E-W as shown 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 enhanced by its proximity to other sites of similar date in the vicinity.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 33 SW 41.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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