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Latitude: 56.4848 / 56°29'5"N
Longitude: -3.2291 / 3°13'44"W
OS Eastings: 324406
OS Northings: 733201
OS Grid: NO244332
Mapcode National: GBR VC.HHT9
Mapcode Global: WH6Q2.C8LH
Entry Name: Glenbran, ring fort 590m SE of
Scheduled Date: 13 February 2001
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7303
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: ring fort
Location: Abernyte
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Carse of Gowrie
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a ring fort of prehistoric date, visible as upstanding defences.
The monument lies within a plantation on a low rise, at around 205m OD. It consists of a circular enclosure, measuring about 21m in internal diameter, defined by a low turf-covered bank, and protected by natural defences on the E. The bank measures up to 4.5m in thickness and about 0.3m in height.
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 50m, 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 our understanding of prehistoric fortified settlement and economy. Its defences will contain evidence for the nature and date of their construction while the interior will provide evidence for the nature and organisation of domestic occupation. It is the only known ring fort in South East Perthshire.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NO 23 SW 22.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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