Description

The monument comprises a moated enclosure of post-medieval date, visible as a cropmark on oblique aerial photographs.

The monument lies in arable farmland at around 135m OD. It comprises a rectilinear enclosure measuring c. 60m NNW-SSE by about 45m WSW-ENE. The enclosure is defined by a single ditch measuring approximately 10m wide at its widest point. A pale rectangular cropmark in the SE corner of the enclosure appears to mark the position of a former building measuring about 12m by 6m.

The site is thought to be the remains of Hall Yards, a moated site reputed to have been a hunting seat of the Murrays. It is first mentioned in texts in 1628, but was abandoned by the end of the 18th century.

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 with maximum dimensions 80m ENE-WSW by 100m NNW-SSE, bounded on the W by a wall, the above-ground components of which are 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 late medieval defended settlement and economy.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NO 00 SE 5.

Aerial Photographs used:

RCAHMS (1978) KR/348 NO00SE5.

RCAHMS (1989) B24178 NO00SE5.

Reference:

Scottish Urban Archaeological Trust Ltd (1997) 'Moated Sites in Tayside and Fife ' A Management Study'.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland