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Latitude: 56.4744 / 56°28'27"N
Longitude: -3.4369 / 3°26'12"W
OS Eastings: 311582
OS Northings: 732286
OS Grid: NO115322
Mapcode National: GBR V6.M3GK
Mapcode Global: WH6PZ.5JMJ
Entry Name: Cambusmichael, palisaded enclosure 50m NW of
Scheduled Date: 23 December 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7183
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded enclosure
Location: St Martins
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathmore
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a palisaded enclosure and associated remains of prehistoric date, visible as cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 40m OD, on the summit of a low ridge. It comprises a sub-circular palisaded enclosure, some 35m in maximum diameter, within which is a crescentic cropmark measuring about 17m across, apparently the remains of part of an internal building. Immediately to the SW is a second, unenclosed crescent measuring about 15m across.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related deposits may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 90m, 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 our understanding of prehistoric settlement and economy. Its importance is increased by its proximity to monuments of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 13 SW 42.
Aerial Photographs used;
RCAHMS (1992) B79392 NO13SW42, 46, 47.
RCAHMS (1986) A30295 NO13SW41, 42.
RCAHMS (1989) PT/5760/TR NO13SW41, 42.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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