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Latitude: 56.3502 / 56°21'0"N
Longitude: -3.8372 / 3°50'13"W
OS Eastings: 286557
OS Northings: 719055
OS Grid: NN865190
Mapcode National: GBR 1H.3V71
Mapcode Global: WH5P7.1N17
Entry Name: Findal Cottages, pit-enclosure and pit-circle 250m SW of
Scheduled Date: 3 July 2000
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7725
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: pit circle; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual o
Location: Muthill
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathearn
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a pit-defined enclosure and pit-circle of prehistoric date, visible as cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 40m OD. It consists of a sub-rectangular pit-defined enclosure, measuring approximately 110m NNE-SSW by about 35m transversely. There are two further pit-alignments protruding from the NE and NW corners of the enclosure. The first, protruding from the NW corner, is about 20m long and runs NNE-SSW, continuing the line of the W side of the enclosure.
The second, protruding from the NE corner of the enclosure, is about 25m long and runs NE-SW. About 50m to the E of the enclosure there is a pit-circle with a diameter of about 10m. There are 8 oblong-shaped pits in the circle, all of which measure about 2m in width. The pit-defined enclosure and pit-circle probably relate to ritual activities during the Neolithic or Bronze Age.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them where material relating to their construction and use may be expected to survive. It is irregular in shape, and measures a maximum of 130m E-W by 190m N-S, 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 funerary and ritual practices. Its importance is increased by its proximity to other monuments of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NN 81 NE 44 and 45.
Aerial Photographs used:
CUCAP CHL 034 NN81NE44, 45, 54.
RCAHMS (1986) A 28788 NN81NE44, 45, 54.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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