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Latitude: 56.7057 / 56°42'20"N
Longitude: -2.6035 / 2°36'12"W
OS Eastings: 363144
OS Northings: 757271
OS Grid: NO631572
Mapcode National: GBR VT.RR8Y
Mapcode Global: WH8RG.ZQD6
Entry Name: Kinnaird Castle,enclosure 300m WNW of
Scheduled Date: 13 June 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6398
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Farnell
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 in parkland at around 20m OD. It comprises an oval enclosure approximately 50m NNE-SSW by some 25m defined by a ditch some 2-3m wide. The enclosure lies in an district more generally characterised by unenclosed settlement.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the remains described and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is 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 several groups of unenclosed settlements of potentially similar date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 65 NW 41.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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