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Drum of Garvock, enclosures 650m ESE of

A Scheduled Monument in Strathallan, Perth and Kinross

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.3298 / 56°19'47"N

Longitude: -3.549 / 3°32'56"W

OS Eastings: 304316

OS Northings: 716349

OS Grid: NO043163

Mapcode National: GBR 1V.50NP

Mapcode Global: WH5PK.G579

Entry Name: Drum of Garvock, enclosures 650m ESE of

Scheduled Date: 13 June 2001

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM9327

Schedule Class: Cultural

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

Location: Forteviot

County: Perth and Kinross

Electoral Ward: Strathallan

Traditional County: Perthshire

Description

The monument comprises two adjacent settlement enclosures, visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs.

The monument consists of two linear cropmarks, orientated NE-SW, about 1-2m wide, running parallel to each other, about 5-10m apart. The northern cropmark forms three sides of a rectangle 30m long, with curved corners and ends approximately 15m long. The southern cropmark is L-shaped, and is about 45m long, curving out at a rough right angle at the SW end, and continuing SE by about 15m.

The area to be scheduled comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is rectangular, measuring 75m NNE-SSW by 60m transversely. The area is 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 our understanding of 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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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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