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Latitude: 56.622 / 56°37'19"N
Longitude: -2.9921 / 2°59'31"W
OS Eastings: 339218
OS Northings: 748235
OS Grid: NO392482
Mapcode National: GBR VJ.QYRK
Mapcode Global: WH7QK.0TGC
Entry Name: Glamis Castle, enclosure 600m ENE of
Scheduled Date: 16 July 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6420
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Glamis
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Kirriemuir and Dean
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 on arable farmland at around 50m OD. It comprises an enclosure of about 30m square within a narrow ditch some 2m wide. A dark cropmark and further linear cropmarks within the enclosure suggest the survival of internal divisions and the traces of former internal buildings. The surrounding area contains several less distinct cropmarks including a possible second enclosure.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the remains described above and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 80m 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. The internal cropmarks in particular suggest that evidence may survive for the internal organisation and use of the settlement.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NO 34 NE 25.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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