Description

The monument comprises the remains of a group of souterrains and pits of later prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs. The monument lies in arable farmland at around 115m OD. It comprises two souterrains, one a simple curving cropmark, the other a more complex, S-shaped example with an arm branching off.

Souterrains were semi-underground cellars attached to above-ground settlements during the Iron Age. Other cropmarks around the souterrains are likely to represent associated above-ground structures, particularly a substantial sub-circular cropmark immediately S of the two souterrains which appears to represent a former timber roundhouse.

The area to be scheduled encompasses the remains described and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 70m as marked in red on the accompanying map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric economy and settlement. Its importance is enhanced by its association with sites of similar date in the vicinity.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NO 45 NE 48.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland