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Latitude: 56.1648 / 56°9'53"N
Longitude: -3.5431 / 3°32'35"W
OS Eastings: 304268
OS Northings: 697978
OS Grid: NT042979
Mapcode National: GBR 1V.HMYM
Mapcode Global: WH5QB.K90T
Entry Name: Parks of Aldie, settlement, enclosures and cultivation remains W of
Scheduled Date: 29 October 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM8510
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships
Location: Fossoway
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Kinross-shire
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a depopulated settlement of medieval and post-medieval date.
The monument lies in grassland at around 190m OD. It comprises the remains of a substantial settlement known locally as 'The Muckle Toon'. The surviving settlement remains consist of the turf-covered wall footings of at least four rectilinear structures measuring up to about 15m in length. These, and a number of raised enclosures, appear to be arranged alongside a hollowed trackway which runs across the site from NE-SW.
At least two more structures, which incorporate rock-cut scarps in their construction, are discernible. At the NW of the site is a well (now sealed), set within an enclosure defined by a low bank and ditch. There are two ponds within the settlement, which is surrounded on all sides by the remains of rig-and-furrow cultivation. The Muckle Toon was probably connected with the nearby Aldie Castle, which is thought to date from the early 16th century.
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, with maximum dimensions of 360m from its easternmost point to its westernmost point and 350m from its northernmost point to its southernmost point, 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 medieval and post-medieval settlement and economy.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NT 09 NW 13.
Aerial Photographs used:
RAF (1946) 106G/Scot/UK120 3018.
RAF (1947) CPE/Scot/UK309 5127.
RAF (1947) CPE/Scot/UK309 5128.
RAF (1965) 6638/4504.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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