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Latitude: 55.3508 / 55°21'2"N
Longitude: -3.3657 / 3°21'56"W
OS Eastings: 313500
OS Northings: 607157
OS Grid: NT135071
Mapcode National: GBR 46YK.4P
Mapcode Global: WH6WF.8RJW
Entry Name: Selcoth,scooped homestead 150m SW of
Scheduled Date: 24 March 1988
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4477
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: scooped homestead
Location: Moffat
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Annandale North
Traditional County: Dumfriesshire
The monument consists of an enclosure formed by a grass-covered bank. The enclosure is approximately 60m by 50m overall, and the interior is formed by partial terracing of the hillside. On the highest terrace of the interior is a circular house-foundation 10.5m in overall diameter. The entrance to the enclosure is in the NE. The area to be scheduled is an oval measuring 80m EW by 70m NS, as delineated in red on the attached plan.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a well-preserved example of a small scooped homestead of later prehistoric date. The terracing of the enclosure interior suggests that buried soils may be present, with potential for recovery of environmental evidence.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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