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Latitude: 56.5876 / 56°35'15"N
Longitude: -3.407 / 3°24'25"W
OS Eastings: 313681
OS Northings: 744852
OS Grid: NO136448
Mapcode National: GBR V6.ZY69
Mapcode Global: WH6PD.MPT7
Entry Name: Ardlin, unenclosed settlement 700m W of
Scheduled Date: 29 October 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7186
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement
Location: Kinloch
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Blairgowrie and Glens
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises the remains of an unenclosed settlement of prehistoric date and at least one enclosure, visible as cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 55m OD. There are the cropmarks of three sides of a rectilinear ditched enclosure, measuring about 30m by 30m, within a ditch about 2m broad. Adjacent to the enclosure on the S and about 95m to the SE there are two disc-shaped cropmarks, measuring about 9m and 12m in diameter respectively. These discs are likely to represent the remains of timber roundhouses. There are further cropmarks to the east which seem likely to represent associated structures.
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 irregular with maximum dimensions of 200m NW-SE by 140m transversely, 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 14 SW 47.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1977) PT/5422 NO14SW47.
RCAHMS (1989) PT/5421/TR NO14SW47.
RCAHMS (1992) B79656 NO14SW47.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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