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Latitude: 56.3822 / 56°22'55"N
Longitude: -3.2248 / 3°13'29"W
OS Eastings: 324465
OS Northings: 721769
OS Grid: NO244217
Mapcode National: GBR 27.1TQF
Mapcode Global: WH6QG.FVM7
Entry Name: Mains of Errol, ring-ditch 450m ESE of
Scheduled Date: 25 September 1998
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7227
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house
Location: Errol
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Carse of Gowrie
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a ring-ditch house of prehistoric date, visible as a series of cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland, at around 15m OD. It comprises a ring-ditch with an internal diameter of about 12m. There are a number of pits, lengths of ditch, and other indeterminate cropmarks around the ring-ditch, which may be expected to represent associated structures.
Ring-ditches such as this 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 circular with a diameter of 55m, 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
Historic Environment Scotland http://www.canmore.org.uk reference number CANMORE ID 30491 (accessed on 27/11/2019).
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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