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Latitude: 56.5138 / 56°30'49"N
Longitude: -3.063 / 3°3'46"W
OS Eastings: 334685
OS Northings: 736252
OS Grid: NO346362
Mapcode National: GBR VH.QLG9
Mapcode Global: WH6PY.XJMT
Entry Name: Dronley Mill,enclosure 600m NE of
Scheduled Date: 3 October 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6466
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Auchterhouse
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Monifieth and Sidlaw
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 130m OD. It comprises a roughly circular enclosure some 30m in diameter within a ditch some 4m-5m wide. It has a well-defined E-facing entrance. There are a number of prehistoric domestic sites in this area, including another enclosure some 800m to WNW.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the cropmark remains and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 90m 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 broadly contemporary sites in the vicinity.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 33 NW 17.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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