Description

The monument is a hut circle and enclosure of the Bronze Age or Iron Age situated on a terrace to the W of the Hill Malbreedia Burn. The hut circle measures 7.3m in diameter within a wall 1.5m thick and 0.5m high with its entrance to the E. It lies within an enclosure defined by a bank up to 2.5m thick and 0.5m high on the N, W, and S,and by the terrace edge on the E. It measures c 60m N-S by at least 40m transversely.

The area to be scheduled includes the hut circle and enclosure and an area around them within which traces of activity associated with their use may be found. It respects the shape of the monument and measures a maximum of 75m N-S by a maximumof 70m transversely, bounded by, but excluding, the burn to the E,as marked in red on the attached map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as a hut circle and enclosure 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

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Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NX 16 NE 25.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland