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Latitude: 55.9851 / 55°59'6"N
Longitude: -3.6794 / 3°40'45"W
OS Eastings: 295322
OS Northings: 678174
OS Grid: NS953781
Mapcode National: GBR 1P.VTLY
Mapcode Global: WH5R1.GT4M
Entry Name: Lathallan, palisaded enclosure 150m N of
Scheduled Date: 29 October 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6919
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Muiravonside
County: Falkirk
Electoral Ward: Lower Braes
Traditional County: Stirlingshire
The monument comprises the remains of a palisaded settlement of prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in undulating arable farmland at around 50m OD. It comprises a roughly oval enclosure some 60m E-W by 40m N-S. It is defined by a narrow palisade trench which measures approximately 1m wide, and appears to have had a W facing entrance. The monument lies within 1.5km of the Antonine Wall and another palisaded enclosure lies some 400m to the N.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the cropmark enclosure and an area within and around it 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
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric settlement and economy. Its importance is greatly enhanced by its proximity to other sites of potentially similar date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NS 97 NE 47.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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