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Druid, settlement and field system 700m north east of

A Scheduled Monument in Highland, Perth and Kinross

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.7544 / 56°45'15"N

Longitude: -3.7554 / 3°45'19"W

OS Eastings: 292766

OS Northings: 763905

OS Grid: NN927639

Mapcode National: GBR KB3V.SM4

Mapcode Global: WH5MB.8HZC

Entry Name: Druid, settlement and field system 700m NE of

Scheduled Date: 1 March 1988

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM4449

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: field or field system

Location: Moulin

County: Perth and Kinross

Electoral Ward: Highland

Traditional County: Perthshire

Description

The monument is a settlement of the Later Bronze Age or Iron Age some 2000 to 3000 years old comprising the remains of three circular house stances set on artificial scoops dug into the hillside. They measure from 9m to 11m in diameter between wall centres. Below the settlement are the remains of a contemporary field system, comprising banks, lynchets and clearance heaps.

An area measuring 100m (NE-SW) x 100m transversely is proposed for scheduling to include the house stances, the cultivation remains and an area around in which traces of activity associated with the occupation and use of the settlement will survive.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument has very well preserved field characteristics. It is of national importance as a well preserved example of a settlement type more often found in the border counties than in northern areas. The settlement and cultivation remains have the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric settlement and agricultural practices. The monument is of particular importance because of the similar settlement close by to the S; comparison of the two would be of great value.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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RCAHMS record the site as NN 96 SW 11.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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