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Latitude: 56.5935 / 56°35'36"N
Longitude: -3.2818 / 3°16'54"W
OS Eastings: 321384
OS Northings: 745360
OS Grid: NO213453
Mapcode National: GBR VB.1PJM
Mapcode Global: WH6PG.KJGP
Entry Name: Lochlands, ring-ditches 250m NNW of
Scheduled Date: 23 February 1998
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7257
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house
Location: Bendochy
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Blairgowrie and Glens
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a series of ring-ditch houses of prehistoric date, visible as cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies on fairly level ground in arable farmland at around 45m OD. It comprises at least three ring-ditches, the most clearly-defined, to the E, measuring about 8-10m in internal diameter. The ring ditches are associated with other, less well-defined features which appear to represent the remains of slighter structures.
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 almost rectangular, measuring 75m WSW to ENE by 45m, 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 NW 60.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1984) A64826 NO24NW60.
RCAHMS (1984) A64828 NO24NW60.
RCAHMS (1988) A64826/TR NO24NW60.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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