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Latitude: 56.7647 / 56°45'53"N
Longitude: -2.7279 / 2°43'40"W
OS Eastings: 355598
OS Northings: 763918
OS Grid: NO555639
Mapcode National: GBR WT.WTP9
Mapcode Global: WH7Q3.278F
Entry Name: Balnamoon, souterrain 300m NNW of Meadowburn
Scheduled Date: 14 November 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6513
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house
Location: Menmuir
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Brechin and Edzell
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of a souterrain of later prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies on locally high ground in arable farmland at around 85m OD. It comprises a gently curving souterrain some 15m long by about 2m wide, aligned WNW-ESE. It appears to have a side-cell protruding to the SSW. Souterrains were semi-underground cellars attached to above-ground settlements during the Iron Age. They are generally thought to have been used for storage.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the souterrain and an area around it in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 70m 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. The area around the souterrain may be expected to contain evidence for contemporary settlement.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 56 SE 64.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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