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Latitude: 56.4043 / 56°24'15"N
Longitude: -2.9261 / 2°55'33"W
OS Eastings: 342944
OS Northings: 723942
OS Grid: NO429239
Mapcode National: GBR 2L.0GL0
Mapcode Global: WH7RR.09X8
Entry Name: Strathburn, ring-ditch 400m N of
Scheduled Date: 20 November 2002
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6738
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house
Location: Leuchars
County: Fife
Electoral Ward: Tay Bridgehead
Traditional County: Fife
The monument comprises a ring-ditch house of prehistoric date, visible as cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 20m OD. It comprises a ring-ditch some 15m in diameter with a ditch about 2m wide. Cropmarks within the ring-ditch may indicate surviving internal deposits. Ring-ditches such as this have been shown on excavation to represent the remains of former timber roundhouses of the later prehistoric period.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains of the ring-ditch and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 50m 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. Its importance is enhanced by its proximity to sites of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 42 SW 23.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1978) F/6438 NO42SW23.
RCAHMS (1988) A72159 NO42SW23.
RCAHMS (1990) F/6438/TR NO42SW23.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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