Description

The monument consists of three hut circles of the Bronze Age or Iron Age situated to the SSW of Knockcraven. The easternmost measures 5.5m in diameter within a wall 1.5m thick and 0.3m high. There is a ring of large stones in the NW quadrant of the interior. The entrance is to the SSE. About 60m to the W, the second hut circle measures 7.4m by 6.8m within a wall 1.5m thick and 0.4m high. The entrance is to the SSE. The third hut circle is c. 30m to the NNW ofthe second.

It measures 10m in diameter overall and shows as a low knoll 0.5m high on the outside. A small rectangular structure overlies its NW edge. The area to be scheduled includes the hut circles and an area around them within which traces of activity associated with their use may be found. It measures a maximum of140m WNW-ESE by a maximum of 80m transversely.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as hut circles of the Bronze Age or Iron Age which have 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

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Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NX 16 SE 54.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland