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Latitude: 56.5369 / 56°32'12"N
Longitude: -2.653 / 2°39'10"W
OS Eastings: 359939
OS Northings: 738511
OS Grid: NO599385
Mapcode National: GBR VS.W5SZ
Mapcode Global: WH8S7.6YYM
Entry Name: Nether Kelly, ring ditch 200m E of
Scheduled Date: 4 March 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6623
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house
Location: Arbirlot
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of a ring ditch house of prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 25m OD. It comprises a ring ditch measuring about 13m in diameter defined by a ditch which is around 1m wide with an E-facing entrance. Ring ditches such as this have been shown by excavation to represent the remains of former timber roundhouses of the later prehistoric period.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the ring ditch and an area around it in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 60m 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, economy and house-building techniques.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
Historic Environment Scotland http://www.canmore.org.uk reference number CANMORE ID 34508 (accessed on 13/08/2019).
Wilson D R 2000. Air Photo Interpretation for Archaeologists. Tempus, Stroud.
Canmore
https://canmore.org.uk/site/34508/
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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