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Latitude: 56.3268 / 56°19'36"N
Longitude: -3.3449 / 3°20'41"W
OS Eastings: 316930
OS Northings: 715750
OS Grid: NO169157
Mapcode National: GBR 22.5BJ8
Mapcode Global: WH6QS.L7DM
Entry Name: Wellfield, homestead 320m S of
Scheduled Date: 4 March 2002
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM9452
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead
Location: Abernethy
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Almond and Earn
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises an enclosed homestead of prehistoric date, visible as a cropmark on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at about 25m OD. It comprises the remains of a substantial roundhouse, about 13m in diameter, situated in the centre of an annular ditched enclosure.
The ditched enclosure is c.40m in diameter and is defined by a single ditch, 1m to 2m wide, with a possible entrance to the N. Together, these components form a single enclosed homestead. This type of monument is characteristic of the Iron Age, and probably dates to some time in the thousand year period between about 500 BC and 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 circular in shape with a diameter of 70m, as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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
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https://canmore.org.uk/site/27939/
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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