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Latitude: 56.2373 / 56°14'14"N
Longitude: -3.3768 / 3°22'36"W
OS Eastings: 314759
OS Northings: 705825
OS Grid: NO147058
Mapcode National: GBR 21.C39X
Mapcode Global: WH6R5.3H88
Entry Name: Mawcarse, enclosure 300m E of
Scheduled Date: 1 March 2000
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7609
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Orwell
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Kinross-shire
Traditional County: Kinross-shire
The monument comprises an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date, visible as a cropmark on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 120m OD. It comprises a D-shaped enclosure defined by a single ditch, measuring about 280m NNW-SSE by 150m transversely. The ditch measures about 4m in width. There is an entrance at the NE of the enclosure and a possible second entrance at the SW. The SE corner of the enclosure has been slightly truncated by a gas pipeline.
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 irregular in shape, measuring 340m from its northernmost point to its southernmost point by a maximum of 230m E-W, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
The track of the pipeline within the scheduled area is excluded from the scheduling to enable minor repair and alterations without the need for scheduled monument consent.
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 increased by its proximity to other monuments of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 10 NW 16.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1984) A35719 NO10NW16.
RCAHMS (1992) C338 NO10NW16.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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