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Latitude: 56.1642 / 56°9'51"N
Longitude: -4.0903 / 4°5'25"W
OS Eastings: 270288
OS Northings: 698809
OS Grid: NS702988
Mapcode National: GBR 15.HR19
Mapcode Global: WH4NY.4BH8
Entry Name: East Coldoch, palisaded enclosure 400m NNW of
Scheduled Date: 26 November 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6540
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
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 35m OD. It comprises a roughly oval enclosure some 40m E-W by about 45m N-S, defined by a palisade trench with an E-facing entrance marked by well-defined terminals. The enclosure appears to overlie two other, less clearly visible, palisade trenches, possibly part of a double palisaded enclosure.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the cropmarks and an area around them 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. The importance of the site is enhanced by the multi-period nature of its construction.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NS 79 NW 35.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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