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Latitude: 56.4988 / 56°29'55"N
Longitude: -2.7798 / 2°46'47"W
OS Eastings: 352092
OS Northings: 734352
OS Grid: NO520343
Mapcode National: GBR VQ.HDBN
Mapcode Global: WH7R7.8XKB
Entry Name: Woodhill House, settlement SSW of
Scheduled Date: 17 December 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6565
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement
Location: Barry
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Carnoustie and District
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of an unenclosed settlement of later prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at between 25-30m OD. It comprises the remains of an unenclosed settlement roughly aligned NW-SE. The complex contains several dark, circular cropmarks measuring about 10-15m in diameter, which represent the remains of former timber roundhouses characteristic of the 1st millennium BC.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the cropmarks and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is rectangular with dimensions of 160m NW-SE by 90m as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric settlement and economy. Its importance is enhanced by its proximity to sites of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 53 SW 33.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1982) AN/5426 NO53SW33.
RCAHMS (1982) AN/5901 NO53SW33.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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