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Latitude: 56.1587 / 56°9'31"N
Longitude: -4.1194 / 4°7'9"W
OS Eastings: 268465
OS Northings: 698248
OS Grid: NS684982
Mapcode National: GBR 14.HYB4
Mapcode Global: WH4NX.PGLH
Entry Name: Craighead,palisaded enclosure 400m WNW of
Scheduled Date: 30 September 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6474
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded enclosure
Location: Kilmadock
County: Stirling
Electoral Ward: Trossachs and Teith
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises the remains of a palisaded settlement of prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 20m OD above a sharp break of slope. It comprises a roughly circular enclosure some 40-50m in diameter defined by a palisade trench of which all but the S arc is visible. There appear to be the remains of further ditches of irregular form to the N of the enclosure.
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 circular with a diameter of 90m 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.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NS 69 NE 18.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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