Description

The monument comprises an oval enclosure and an unenclosed settlement of prehistoric date, together with a field boundary and cultivation remains of uncertain date, all visible as cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs.

The monument lies in arable farmland at around 15m OD. An oval ditched enclosure lies astride a modern field boundary towards the SE end of the scheduled area. The enclosure is aligned NNW-SSE, with an entrance at its NNE end. The enclosure measures 60m long by 44m wide, within ditches about 3m wide. A number of amorphous features, including probable pits, are visible as cropmarks in its interior.

To the NW and NNW are at least four sub-circular cropmarks, each measuring between 12m and 14m in diameter, which represent the remains of timber roundhouses. A linear cropmark NW of the enclosure, aligned SW-NE and 185m in length, represents an early field boundary. Cultivation traces are visible to the S of this boundary.

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 irregular in shape, with maximum dimensions of 235m E-W by 155m N-S, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric and later settlement and economy. It may be expected to contain material relating to the economy and environment of the site.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NO 61 SW 10 and 12.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland