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Latitude: 56.5716 / 56°34'17"N
Longitude: -3.2802 / 3°16'48"W
OS Eastings: 321438
OS Northings: 742914
OS Grid: NO214429
Mapcode National: GBR VB.2XM7
Mapcode Global: WH6PN.L26Z
Entry Name: East Myreriggs, enclosure 150m NE of
Scheduled Date: 16 October 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7330
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Bendochy
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Blairgowrie and Glens
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date, visible as a series of cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 50m OD. It consists of a roughly circular enclosure defined by two concentric ditches and measuring about 40m in internal diameter. The ditches measure about 1.5m wide and are about 2m apart. A series of less clear cropmarks may indicate the presence of further structures immediately to the SW. The NW portion of the main enclosure appears to have been disturbed by the construction of the modern road.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related deposits may be expected to be found. It is irregular in shape with maximum dimensions of 110m NE-SW by 50m, 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 other monuments of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 24 SW 36.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1983) PT/14733 NO24SW36.
RCAHMS (1983) PT/14734 NO24SW36.
RCAHMS (1988) PT/14733/TR NO24SW36.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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