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Latitude: 56.7076 / 56°42'27"N
Longitude: -2.7399 / 2°44'23"W
OS Eastings: 354800
OS Northings: 757566
OS Grid: NO548575
Mapcode National: GBR VQ.PHL4
Mapcode Global: WH7Q8.WNHR
Entry Name: Netherton, enclosure 150m SSE of
Scheduled Date: 22 November 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6529
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Aberlemno
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Brechin and Edzell
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies on a prominent knoll in arable farmland at around 80m OD. It comprises the a roughly oval enclosure some 40m N-S by about 25m E-W, within a ditch some 3.5m wide. The W side of the defences is formed by the Melgund Burn. The enclosure has a well-defined NW-facing entrance. A length of ditch some 15m long inside the N side may represent the remains of an associated souterrain.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the enclosure and an area around it in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is approximately semi-circular with a maximum diameter of 80m 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 and economy. Its importance is enhanced by its proximity to sites of potentially similar date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 55 NW 51.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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