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The Flobbits, hut circle 1090m SSE of Craig Hill

A Scheduled Monument in Brechin and Edzell, Angus

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.7744 / 56°46'27"N

Longitude: -2.915 / 2°54'54"W

OS Eastings: 344174

OS Northings: 765132

OS Grid: NO441651

Mapcode National: GBR WL.W8FM

Mapcode Global: WH7PT.6Z4K

Entry Name: The Flobbits, hut circle 1090m SSE of Craig Hill

Scheduled Date: 15 November 1999

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM7272

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse

Location: Tannadice

County: Angus

Electoral Ward: Brechin and Edzell

Traditional County: Angus

Description

The monument comprises a hut circle of prehistoric date, visible as turf-covered wall footings.

The monument lies in rough grassland at around 340m OD, in an area of ground known locally as 'The Flobbits'. It consists of a hut circle measuring about 8m in internal diameter, defined by a bank measuring about 0.4m high and about 2.5m wide.

A number of stones are visible in the bank, and there is an entrance gap on the SW. Hut circles are characteristic of Bronze and Iron Age settlement sites and represent the remains of timber-roofed roundhouses.

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 35m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to an understanding of upland prehistoric settlement and economy. Its importance is increased by its proximity to sites of broadly contemporary date.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NO 46 NW 1.

Bibliography:

Carter, S. and O'Sullivan, J. (1993) Forestry Survey: Glenogil, Angus District, Tayside AOC (Scotland) Ltd.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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