Description

The monument is a hut circle and field system of the Bronze Age or Iron Age situated near the march dyke with Balneil. The hut circle sits on a low knoll and measures 6.8m in diameter within a wall 1.2m thick and 0.3m high. The entrance is to the SE. Around it, particularly to the N and E are a large number of field clearance cairns measuring up to 5m in diameter and 0.6m high. Many have hollows in their centres resulting in their being originally identified as other hut circles.

The area to be scheduled includes the hut circle, most of the clearance cairns, and an area around them within which traces of activity associated with their use maybe found. It measures 100m WNW-ESE by a maximum of 80m transversely,bounded by, but excluding, the march dyke to the S and another dyketo the W, as marked in red on the attached map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as a well-preserved hut circle and field system of the Bronze Age or Iron Age which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric settlement in the area. It is of particular importance because of the survival of a number of similar sites in the vicinity; the study of this group has the potential to increase greatly our knowledge of the development and organisation of the prehistoric landscape.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monuments as NX 16 SE 30.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland