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Latitude: 56.3953 / 56°23'43"N
Longitude: -3.2688 / 3°16'7"W
OS Eastings: 321778
OS Northings: 723282
OS Grid: NO217232
Mapcode National: GBR 25.13LT
Mapcode Global: WH6QF.RJN4
Entry Name: Sandyhall, unenclosed settlement 480m ESE of
Scheduled Date: 25 September 1998
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7231
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement
Location: Errol
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Carse of Gowrie
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises an unenclosed settlement of prehistoric date, visible as a series of cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland, at around 20m OD. It includes at least three ring-ditches, each measuring up to 12m in internal diameter with ditches up to 2m wide. The most westerly ring-ditch has a dark cropmark within its interior, indicating the presence of surviving internal deposits. There are also a number of pits and other cropmarks in the vicinity, which appear to represent associated structures.
Ring-ditches have been found on excavation to represent the remains of timber roundhouses of later prehistoric date.
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 an irregular quadrilateral, with maximum dimensions as follows: S side - 170m, W side - 75m, N side - 140m, E side - 135m. The S side is aligned E-W. This area is 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 close proximity to monuments of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 22 SW 37.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1981) PT/9233 NO22SW37.
RCAHMS (1984) A647797 NO22SW37.
RCAHMS (1986) A30589 NO22SW37.
RCAHMS (1990) B43901 NO22SW37.
RCAHMS (1988) PT/9233/TR NO22SW37.
RCAHMS (1988) A64797/TR NO22SW37.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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