Description

The monument comprises the remains of an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.

The monument lies on locally high ground in undulating arable farmland at around 45m OD. The enclosure is defined by an annular ditch some 2-3m wide enclosing an area some 20m in diameter. The W part of the interior is occupied by a dense dark cropmark abutting the inner edge of the ditch. This may represent the remains of deposits relating to internal occupation of the enclosure.

Abutting the exterior of the enclosure to the S is a further dark, kidney-shaped cropmark with a maximum dimension of approxmately 20m NE-SW. This appears also to represent the remains of occupation debris, possibly relating to a separate phase of activity on the site.

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 80m as marked in red on the accompanying map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance because of its potential to add to our understanding of prehistoric settlement development and economy. If the external occupation is of different date from the enclosure the site could provide valuable information on the relationships between enclosed and unenclosed settlement. If contemporary the monument would provide the opportunity to examine the role of the enclosure within a larger settlement unit.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NO 64 NE 9.

Reference:

RCAHMS (1978) Lunan Valley, No. 168.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland