Description

The monument comprises a hut circle of prehistoric date.

The monument lies in rough grassland at around 330m OD. It comprises a grassed over circular bank measuring about 9m in internal diameter. The low enclosing bank has been crossed to the E by a later field bank and various other remains of cultivation can be traced in the vicinity, including low stone cairns, banks and lynchets. Some of these may be expected to be contemporary with the use of the hut circle.

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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Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NN 86 SE 24.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland