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Latitude: 56.3302 / 56°19'48"N
Longitude: -3.533 / 3°31'58"W
OS Eastings: 305306
OS Northings: 716370
OS Grid: NO053163
Mapcode National: GBR 1V.548G
Mapcode Global: WH5PK.P5T0
Entry Name: Mijas, enclosure 130m ESE of
Scheduled Date: 3 March 2000
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM8871
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Forteviot
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Almond and Earn
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises an enclosure, dating to the prehistoric period.
The monument lies in arable farmland, at a height of around 40m OD, and probably represents the remains of a prehistoric enclosed settlement site. The monument comprises a ditched enclosure, circular in shape, and measuring 30m in diameter. The monument is likely to date to the Bronze Age.
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 on plan, measuring 50m in diameter, as marked in red upon the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of settlement and economy in the prehistoric period.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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