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Latitude: 56.6395 / 56°38'22"N
Longitude: -2.6772 / 2°40'37"W
OS Eastings: 358564
OS Northings: 749941
OS Grid: NO585499
Mapcode National: GBR VS.NL6D
Mapcode Global: WH7QP.VCBZ
Entry Name: Pitmuies Mill Farm,ring ditch 250m NW of
Scheduled Date: 10 October 1994
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6091
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house
Location: Guthrie
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 on slightly sloping ground close to the N bank of a canalised section of the Lunan Water at around 40m OD. The ring ditch is defined by a dense, dark circular cropmark some 15-18m in diameter.
The nature of the cropmark suggests that internal deposits associated with the occupation of the former timber roundhouse are preserved across the entire interior.
Cropmarks to the N and W of the main feature appear to represent a series of pits. The surrounding area is rich in the remains of prehistoric settlement and economic activity.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the visible features and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 50m as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to add to our understanding of prehistoric house construction and domestic organisation. The importance of the monument is greatly enhanced by its association with wider landscape of prehistoric settlement in this part of the Lunan Valley.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 54 NE 52.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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