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Edintian, hut circle 420m north of

A Scheduled Monument in Highland, Perth and Kinross

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.7424 / 56°44'32"N

Longitude: -3.8714 / 3°52'16"W

OS Eastings: 285637

OS Northings: 762755

OS Grid: NN856627

Mapcode National: GBR JBTW.TM1

Mapcode Global: WH4L4.HSQL

Entry Name: Edintian, hut circle 420m N of

Scheduled Date: 3 March 1999

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM7985

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse

Location: Blair Atholl

County: Perth and Kinross

Electoral Ward: Highland

Traditional County: Perthshire

Description

The monument comprises a hut circle of prehistoric date.

The monument lies on a spur of ground in rough grassland, at around 320m OD, overlooking the Allt Fearn to the S. It comprises a hut circle measuring about 9m in internal diameter, defined by a turf-covered wall measuring about 0.3m high. The wall is spread to about 2.5m wide, giving the hut-circle an overall diameter of about 14m.

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 remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 45m, 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 other monuments of potentially contemporary date.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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RCAHMS records the monument as NN 86 SE 28.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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