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Latitude: 56.6612 / 56°39'40"N
Longitude: -3.1698 / 3°10'11"W
OS Eastings: 328388
OS Northings: 752773
OS Grid: NO283527
Mapcode National: GBR VD.CKKK
Mapcode Global: WH6P4.8TSS
Entry Name: Auchrannie,enclosure 550m NE of
Scheduled Date: 9 January 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6301
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Glenisla
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Kirriemuir and Dean
Traditional County: Angus
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 140m OD. It comprises a relatively narrow ditch, about 2.5m wide, cutting off a promontory approximately 75m by 60m in internal dimensions. Darker patches inside this enclosure may indicate the presence of deposits associated with former domestic structures. A curving length of ditch projects S from the E end of the main ditch for about 15m.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the visible remains and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is irregular in shape with maximum dimensions of 150m NW-SE by 110m NE-SW 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 ditches of the enclosure may be expected to contain material relating to the economy and environment of the site while the interior will retain evidence for house construction and domestic organisation.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NO 25 SE 30.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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