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Latitude: 56.2639 / 56°15'50"N
Longitude: -3.8419 / 3°50'30"W
OS Eastings: 286013
OS Northings: 709461
OS Grid: NN860094
Mapcode National: GBR 1H.96W2
Mapcode Global: WH4NG.YTQC
Entry Name: Rhynd, enclosed settlement 600m ENE of
Scheduled Date: 1 March 2000
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7596
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Ardoch
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathallan
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date, visible as a series of upstanding banks.
The monument lies in moorland at around 110m OD. It comprises the remains of a sub-circular building measuring about 12m in diameter. The building is situated within a pear-shaped enclosure measuring about 40m WSW-ENE by 70m NNW-SSE.
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 100m, 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 prehistoric settlement and economy. It is of particular interest because of its siting within a boggy area, in which information on the contemporary environment may survive.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NN 80 NE 14.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1993) CO6582.
RCAHMS (1993) CO6581.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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