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Latitude: 56.4737 / 56°28'25"N
Longitude: -3.2998 / 3°17'59"W
OS Eastings: 320024
OS Northings: 732043
OS Grid: NO200320
Mapcode National: GBR V9.P5CH
Mapcode Global: WH6Q1.8KW1
Entry Name: Kirkton of Collace, enclosure 380m ENE of
Scheduled Date: 18 August 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7266
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Collace
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathmore
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date, visible as a series of cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs. The monument lies in arable farmland at around 165m OD. The enclosure is defined by two concentric circular ditches and measures about 35m in overall diameter.
Although only the enclosure ditches are clearly visible on the aerial photographs, excavation of comparable sites has shown that the remains of former timber houses and related structures are to be expected within and around the enclosure. Enclosed settlements such as this are characteristic of the period from around 500 BC to AD 500.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 85m, 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 an understanding of prehistoric settlement and economy.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 23 SW 31.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1992) C6160 NO23SW31.
RCAHMS (1992) C6162 NO23SW31.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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