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East Biggs, hut circles 800m ESE of

A Scheduled Monument in Strathallan, Perth and Kinross

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.2355 / 56°14'7"N

Longitude: -3.8141 / 3°48'50"W

OS Eastings: 287648

OS Northings: 706253

OS Grid: NN876062

Mapcode National: GBR 1J.C13Z

Mapcode Global: WH5PT.CJZN

Entry Name: East Biggs, hut circles 800m ESE of

Scheduled Date: 1 March 2000

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM7586

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)

Location: Blackford

County: Perth and Kinross

Electoral Ward: Strathallan

Traditional County: Perthshire

Description

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

The monument lies in rough grassland at around 270m OD. It comprises two conjoined hut circles. The first measures approximately 12m in diameter and has walls measuring 1m in thickness. The second measures approximately 9m in diameter and has walls measuring about 3m thick. The circles are associated with low banks. 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 sub-rectangular, measuring 100m W-E by 115m N-S, bounded on the SW and SE by a fence, which is excluded from the present scheduling, 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.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NN 80 NE 7.

Aerial Photographs used:

RCAHMS (1983) PT/14324 NN80NE7.

RCAHMS (1983) PT/14325 NN80NE7.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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