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Latitude: 56.1897 / 56°11'23"N
Longitude: -3.4226 / 3°25'21"W
OS Eastings: 311811
OS Northings: 700591
OS Grid: NO118005
Mapcode National: GBR 1Z.G514
Mapcode Global: WH6RB.DPF7
Entry Name: Brunthill, settlement 200m NW of
Scheduled Date: 28 February 2000
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7624
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement
Location: Kinross
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Kinross-shire
Traditional County: Kinross-shire
The monument comprises an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date, visible as a cropmark on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at about 25m OD. It comprises an enclosed settlement, defined by a single ditch enclosing a sub-circular area measuring approximately 60m in diameter. A number of amorphous cropmarks within the enclosure indicate the positions of internal structures and deposits.
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 80m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to an understanding of prehistoric settlement and economy.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 10 SW 39.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1989) B22772 NO10SW39.
RCAHMS (1989) B22773 NO10SW39.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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