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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
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
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
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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