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Latitude: 56.4257 / 56°25'32"N
Longitude: -3.2552 / 3°15'18"W
OS Eastings: 322675
OS Northings: 726651
OS Grid: NO226266
Mapcode National: GBR VC.03RK
Mapcode Global: WH6Q7.ZR2B
Entry Name: Rait, souterrains 130m & ring-ditch 170m S of
Scheduled Date: 23 February 2001
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7201
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house
Location: Kilspindie
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Carse of Gowrie
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises souterrains of prehistoric date, visible as a cropmark on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 100m OD. There is a cluster of three souterrains, measuring between about 10-15m in length. A faint circular cropmark may be the remains of an associated house. Some 100m SE there is a ring-ditch house, measuring about 10m in diameter. Souterrains are subterranean structures generally regarded as having been used for storage in later prehistory.
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 divided into two areas of unequal size. The westerly area is circular with a diameter of 60m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract. The easterly area is circular with a diameter of 35m, 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 22 NW 61.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1989) B23985 NO22NW61.
RCAHMS (1989) B23988 NO22NW61.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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