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Latitude: 55.9839 / 55°59'2"N
Longitude: -3.6495 / 3°38'58"W
OS Eastings: 297180
OS Northings: 677997
OS Grid: NS971779
Mapcode National: GBR 1Q.W226
Mapcode Global: WH5R1.XV9J
Entry Name: Myrehead,enclosure 750m NE of
Scheduled Date: 7 October 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6484
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Muiravonside
County: Falkirk
Electoral Ward: Upper Braes
Traditional County: Stirlingshire
The monument comprises the remains of an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies on a prominent sandy hillock in rolling arable farmland at around 40m OD. It comprises a sub-circular enclosure some 20m in diameter with a ditch up to about 2.5m wide. A darker patch inside may indicate the remains of a former domestic structure.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the cropmark enclosure and an area around it in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is almost circular with a maximum diameter of 60m 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 97 NE 38.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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