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Latitude: 56.1667 / 56°10'0"N
Longitude: -4.0195 / 4°1'10"W
OS Eastings: 274697
OS Northings: 698948
OS Grid: NS746989
Mapcode National: GBR 18.HGZ2
Mapcode Global: WH4NZ.787D
Entry Name: Mill of Torr,ring ditch 450m ENE of
Scheduled Date: 7 October 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6477
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house
Location: Dunblane and Lecropt
County: Stirling
Electoral Ward: Trossachs and Teith
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises the remains of a ring ditch house of prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies on locally high ground in arable farmland at around 30m OD. It comprises a ring ditch some 15-20m in diameter within a ditch some 3m broad. Ring ditches such as this have been found on excavation to represent the remains of former timber roundhouses of the later prehistoric period. A series of less well-defined cropmarks close to the ring ditch appear to represent the remains of associated features.
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 circular with a diameter of 90m as marked in red on the accompanying map. The scheduled area excludes existing drains in order to facilitate their maintenance.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric settlement. Its importance is enhanced by its proximity to other sites of similar date in the vicinity.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NS 79 NW 37 and 39.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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