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Latitude: 56.5028 / 56°30'10"N
Longitude: -3.2676 / 3°16'3"W
OS Eastings: 322067
OS Northings: 735250
OS Grid: NO220352
Mapcode National: GBR VB.V6VS
Mapcode Global: WH6PV.ST56
Entry Name: Hillfoot, ring-ditches 400m WNW of
Scheduled Date: 3 March 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7248
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house
Location: Kettins
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathmore
Traditional County: Angus
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, just above a break of slope and commanding extensive views to the N and E, at around 135m OD. It consists of three ring-ditches, each measuring 10m-12m in diameter, within ditches about 1m wide. Ring-ditches such as these 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 65m, 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 an understanding of prehistoric settlement and economy. Its importance is increased by its proximity to sites of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 23 NW 72.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1992) C6165 NO23NW72.
RCAHMS (1992) C6168 NO23NW72.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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