Description

The monument is a hut circle and enclosure of the later Bronze Age or Iron Age. The hut circle sits inside the enclosure and measures 9.5m in diameter within a wall 2m thick and up to 0.5m high faced with large stones. The entrance faces SE, towards an entrance through the enclosure 20m away. The enclosure wall, up to 3m thick and 0.4m high, disappears into a bog on the W side.

It measures 80m N-S by at least 50m transversely. The area to be scheduled includes the hut circle, the enclosure, and an area around them within which traces of activity associated with their use may be found. It measures 140m in diameter, centred on the enclosure, as marked in red on the attached map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance because it is a well-preserved example of a prehistoric hut circle and enclosure which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric settlement in the area. It is also important because the bog which hides part of the monument may have preserved palaeobotanical evidence associated with its occupation.

It is particularly important because of the survival of a number of sites of similar date and function in the area; the study of this group has the potential to increase greatly our knowledge of the development and organisation of the prehistoric landscape. Furthermore, the bog which hides part of the monument may have preserved palaeobotanical evidence associated with its occupation.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland