Description

The monument consists of a ring ditch, which has been located through aerial photography.

The ring ditch is approximately 10m in diameter and appears to have a fairly wide ditch. No entrance is visible on the air photographs. The ring ditch may represent the surviving remains of a small henge or burial mound of Neolithic or Bronze Age date (c5550 to 3000 years old). There are a number of possible pits and linear crop marks close by, which may represent additional archaeological features which were associated with the ring ditch.

The area to be scheduled measures 110m E-W by 85m N-S, to include the remains of the ring ditch and an area around in which traces of activities associated with the construction and use of the ring ditch are likely to survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map extract.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance for its potential contribution to an understanding of prehistoric religion and burial practices. Although the monument has been flattened and ploughed over, substantial remains of burial and other activity are likely to survive below the ploughsoil.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NJ 50 SW 19.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland