Description

The monument consists of an enclosure, approximately 17m in diameter, situated within a forestry plantation, on a narrow spur overlooking Loch Barnluasgan to the east.

The enclosure is defined by an intermittent band of boulders, with occasional internal facing stones. Inside the enclosure, on the N side, is a small circular structure with walls 0.3m high and 0.75m thick. The monument probably represents the remains of a homestead of later prehistoric date.

This enclosure is the most southerly example of a group of three similar monuments, all sited along the same ridge. These monuments are all being rescheduled because the original scheduling documentation was defective, although in this case the area scheduled was also inadequate and has been extended. The similar enclosure to the NNE, formerly grouped with this monument, is now being scheduled in its own right.

The area now to be scheduled is a circle of 30m diameter centred on the centre of the enclosure, to include the enclosure and an area around in which evidence related to its construction and use may survive, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland