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Latitude: 56.3184 / 56°19'6"N
Longitude: -3.6396 / 3°38'22"W
OS Eastings: 298687
OS Northings: 715205
OS Grid: NN986152
Mapcode National: GBR 1Q.5Y0N
Mapcode Global: WH5PJ.2G43
Entry Name: Laigh of Rossie, enclosed settlement 150m NNE of
Scheduled Date: 19 December 2002
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7945
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Dunning
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathallan
Traditional County: Perthshire
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 40m OD, some 150m NNE of Laigh of Rossie. It consists of a substantial oval enclosure measuring about 70m by 45m, which is defined by two concentric ditches. The inner ditch is about 3m wide and significantly broader than the outer ditch at about 1m wide. In the interior of the enclosure, towards the SW, there is a crescent-shaped cropmark about 12m long.
This type of cropmark is usually found on excavation to represent part of the remains of a timber roundhouse. There are also slight indications of other features in the interior. The site was clearly a defended settlement and is probably of later prehistoric date.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to survive. It is roughly rectangular in shape, with maximum dimensions of 69m NE-SW by 45m NW-SE, 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 increased by its proximity to other monuments of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
Historic Environment Scotland http://www.canmore.org.uk reference number CANMORE ID 84920 (accessed on 06/10/2020).
Canmore
https://canmore.org.uk/site/84920/
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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