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Latitude: 56.4291 / 56°25'44"N
Longitude: -2.9258 / 2°55'32"W
OS Eastings: 342998
OS Northings: 726706
OS Grid: NO429267
Mapcode National: GBR VL.YVRS
Mapcode Global: WH7RK.1N1R
Entry Name: Inverdovat, ring ditch 650m S of
Scheduled Date: 23 November 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7087
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house
Location: Forgan
County: Fife
Electoral Ward: Tay Bridgehead
Traditional County: Fife
The monument comprises a ring-ditch house of prehistoric date, visible as a cropmark on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 60m OD. It comprises a circular ditch some 12m in overall diameter, the ditch measuring about 1.5m wide. Ring-ditches such as this have been shown on excavation to represent the remains of timber roundhouses of the later prehistoric period.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the visible remains and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 40m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
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 42 NW 45.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1986) A28737 NO42NW45.
RCAHMS (1986) A28735 NO42NW45.
RCAHMS (1991) F12918/TR NO42NW45.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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