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Latitude: 56.0027 / 56°0'9"N
Longitude: -3.5257 / 3°31'32"W
OS Eastings: 304948
OS Northings: 679912
OS Grid: NT049799
Mapcode National: GBR 1V.TZV1
Mapcode Global: WH5R3.TD83
Entry Name: Blackness House, enclosure 50m SSE of
Scheduled Date: 27 September 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6445
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Bo'Ness and Carriden
County: Falkirk
Electoral Ward: Bo'ness and Blackness
Traditional County: West Lothian
The monument comprises the remains of an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 25m OD on locally high ground commanding extensive views. It comprises the remains of a roughly circular enclosure some 20m in diameter. It is defined by a ditch which measures about 3m-4m in width and has an E-facing entrance. The cropmarks are characteristic of an enclosed settlement of later prehistoric date.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the cropmarks and an area around them in which traces of associated material may be expected to survive. It is sub-circular with a maximum diameter of 40m 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 other later prehistoric enclosed sites.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NT 07 NW 54.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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