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Latitude: 56.5027 / 56°30'9"N
Longitude: -2.8873 / 2°53'14"W
OS Eastings: 345479
OS Northings: 734872
OS Grid: NO454348
Mapcode National: GBR VM.FC98
Mapcode Global: WH7R5.MT99
Entry Name: Westhall, souterrain 200m SE of
Scheduled Date: 14 November 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6511
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house
Location: Murroes
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Monifieth and Sidlaw
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of a souterrain of later prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies on a hillside in arable farmland at around 75m OD. It comprises a souterrain some 20m long and about 2m wide, aligned approximately NNE-SSW. A short length of ditch, about 1m wide, emerges from its S end, running for about 7m NW-SE.
Souterrains were semi-underground cellars attached to above-ground settlements during the Iron Age. They are generally thought to have been used for storage.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the souterrain and an area around it in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular in shape with a diameter of 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.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 43 SE 63.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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