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Provost`s Well,hut circles & field system 150m north west of

A Scheduled Monument in Tain and Easter Ross, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.7802 / 57°46'48"N

Longitude: -4.1349 / 4°8'5"W

OS Eastings: 273145

OS Northings: 878732

OS Grid: NH731787

Mapcode National: GBR J855.0PB

Mapcode Global: WH4DZ.GP7Y

Entry Name: Provost`s Well,hut circles & field system 150m NW of

Scheduled Date: 15 October 1990

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM4743

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: field or field system

Location: Logie Easter

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Tain and Easter Ross

Description

A well-defined prehistoric settlement and field system. The hut circle to the W is a scooped house platform measuring 12.5m NE-SW by 10.5m. The second hut circle is a scooped stone walled house platform 9.5m in internal diameter: the entrance is on the NE. The two hectare field system consists of clearance cairns and field walls forming three large sub-divided fields. The area to be scheduled measures 160m NE-SW by 180m, bounded on the SE by a forest track, and includes the structures described above as detailed in red on the attached map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The site is of national importance as a well-preserved prehistoric settlement and field system, which can enhance our understanding of prehistoric settlement and agriculture. It is of further importance because it displays two distinct house types, which can increase our understanding of prehistoric structural techniques.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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