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Latitude: 56.7052 / 56°42'18"N
Longitude: -3.3737 / 3°22'25"W
OS Eastings: 315989
OS Northings: 757899
OS Grid: NO159578
Mapcode National: GBR V7.ZL5T
Mapcode Global: WH6NV.4QQK
Entry Name: Corb,settlement 1000m NNW of
Scheduled Date: 4 September 1989
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4703
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: field or field system
Location: Alyth
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Blairgowrie and Glens
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument is a large settlement of the later Bronze Age or Iron Age, some 2000-3000 years old. There are 16 stone-walled house stances mostly in a very good state of preservation, associated with the remarkably complete remains of a field system, marked by numerous irregular walls, lynchets and some stone clearance heaps. The houses are of two types, single-walled and double-walled 'Dalrulzion' designs.
They vary in diameter from 6.5m to 14m in diameter. Houses 'N/O' and 'P' are both unusual double 'Dalrulzion' type house, in both of which two single walled houses are surrounded by a single outer wall. Overall 'N/O' is 30m x 15m and 'P' is 15m x 15m.
Both are linked to field walls, which seem to form a lane running between 'N/O' and 'P'. In addition there are a number of ill-defined scoops which may represent the sites of earlier houses. A 6-sided area measuring 515m (NNW-SSE) x 490m (WSW-ENE) x 500m (NNE-SSW) is proposed for scheduling; this includes the settlement, the whole field system and a portion of the 'outfield' beyond the field system.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its very well preserved and clearly observable field characteristics. It is a very good example of its type. The preservation of the contemporary field system is particularly good. It is of particular interest because of the unusual design of houses 'N/O' and 'P'. it is likely, from field observation, that at least three phases of occupation are present, commencing in the later Bronze Age.
The monument is of national importance to the theme of the development of settlement in later prehistory. Excavation would recover information on the way of life of the inhabitants and their agricultural practices which would be of national importance to the theme of the understanding of later prehistoric society and economy.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NO 15 NE 10.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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