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Latitude: 56.2265 / 56°13'35"N
Longitude: -3.4423 / 3°26'32"W
OS Eastings: 310671
OS Northings: 704708
OS Grid: NO106047
Mapcode National: GBR 1Z.CLM8
Mapcode Global: WH6R4.3R2K
Entry Name: Ballingall, enclosure 220m ENE of
Scheduled Date: 19 December 2002
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7620
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Orwell
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Kinross-shire
Traditional County: Kinross-shire
The monument comprises an enclosure of prehistoric date, visible as a cropmark on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 135m OD and occupies a good position on the crest of a slight rise, about 220m ENE of Ballingall Farm. It comprises a rectilinear enclosure with rounded corners, which is defined by double ditches. The enclosed area measures approximately 50m by 40m, while the ditches are between 1m and 2m wide. The enclosure will almost certainly contain the remains of a prehistoric farming settlement, perhaps dating from the Iron Age (some time between c.500 BC to AD 500).
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to survive. It is sub-rectangular in shape, with maximum measurements of 67m NW-SE by 69m NE-SW, as marked in red on the accompanying map. It is bounded on the SW and S by modern fences, which are excluded from the scheduling to allow for their maintenance.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to an understanding of prehistoric settlement, economy and land-use.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 10 SW 36.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1992) C717 NO10SW36.
RCAHMS (1992) C825 NO10SW36.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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