Description

The monument comprises the remains of an unenclosed settlement dating to the Iron Age (800BC – 400AD) and a sunken floored building dating to the Early Medieval period (AD400-1000). Both are represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.

The monument lies in arable farmland at around 30m above sea level. It comprises the remains of an unenclosed settlement containing at least 3 roundhouses measuring between 10m and 20m wide and four souterrains measuring between 16m and 25m in length and other associated structures. Souterrains were semi-underground cellars attached to above-ground settlements during the Iron Age. To the east is the remains of a sunken floored building measuring 16m long by 3.5m wide, likely dating to the Early Medieval Period.

The scheduled area is circular measuring 165m in diameter. It includes the remains described above and an area around within which evidence relating to the monument's construction, use and abandonment is expected to survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map. The above ground elements of the modern field boundary are specifically excluded.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric settlement and economy. The importance of the site is enhanced by its proximity to other sites of potentially contemporary date.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

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Canmore

https://canmore.org.uk/site/71866/

Source: Historic Environment Scotland