Description

The monument comprises an unenclosed settlement of prehistoric date, visible as cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs.

The monument lies in arable farmland at around 160m OD. It comprises a scatter of settlement remains, the most prominent being a ring-ditch house measuring about 8m in internal diameter. About 20m to the WSW of the ring-ditch is a curved souterrain measuring about 12m in length by about 2m wide. A scatter of smaller cropmarks to the ESE and W of the souterrain indicate the positions of associated pits and structures.

The ring-ditch represents the remains of a timber roundhouse, characteristic of the 1st millennium BC. Souterrains are semi-subterranean structures generally regarded as having been used for storage in later prehistory. They were generally associated with above-ground domestic buildings, the remains of which may be expected to survive in the immediate vicinity.

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, with a diameter of 60m, 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 prehistoric settlement and economy. Its importance is increased by its proximity to other monuments of potentially contemporary date.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NO 10 NW 23.

Aerial Photographs used:

RCAHMS (1992) C1257 NO10NW23.

RCAHMS (1992) C1258 NO10NW23.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland