Description

The monument consists of hut circles and associated field system of the later Bronze Age or Iron Age situated to the W of the Altigoukie Burn. The southernmost hut circle measures 8.5m in diameter internally within a wall 2m thick and 0.4m high. The entrance is to the SSE. It stands within an irregular enclosure formed by a stony bank 2.5m to 3m thick and 0.3m high. About 140m to the NE is a second hut circle measuring 5.5m in diameter within a wall 2m thick and 0.4m high. A third hut circle lies about 240m NNW of the second.

It measures 6m in diameter internally with a wall 0.2m high and 2m thick. It is built on a prepared platform cut into the hill-slope and measuring 13m in diameter overall. The latter two hut circles are sit among at least 60 field clearance cairns. The area to be scheduled includes the hut circles, the enclosure, the clearance cairns, and an area around them within which traces of activity associated with their use may be found. It measures a maximum of 475m N-S by 300m transversely, 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 hut circles and associated field system of the later Bronze Age or Iron Age which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric settlement and agriculture. It is of particular importance because of the survival of a number of similar monuments 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.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NX 16 NE 86.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland