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Latitude: 56.4961 / 56°29'45"N
Longitude: -2.8008 / 2°48'2"W
OS Eastings: 350795
OS Northings: 734061
OS Grid: NO507340
Mapcode National: GBR VP.WMFT
Mapcode Global: WH7R6.YZGF
Entry Name: Mains of Ardestie, souterrains 250m ESE of
Scheduled Date: 11 April 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6939
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house
Location: Monikie
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Carnoustie and District
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of two souterrains and associated features of later prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 30m OD. It comprises the remains of two souterrains, one of about 20m in length, the other of 15m, both measuring roughly 4m in width. Souterrains were semi-underground cellars attached to above-ground settlements during the Iron Age. They are generally thought to have been used for storage.
To the east of the souterrains is a further, roughly circular, cropmark which appears to represent the remains of a former timber roundhouse, some 16m in diameter.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the cropmarks and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is approximately trapezoidal on plan with maximum dimensions of 110m NE-SW by 70m as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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