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Latitude: 56.1106 / 56°6'38"N
Longitude: -3.5782 / 3°34'41"W
OS Eastings: 301952
OS Northings: 691995
OS Grid: NT019919
Mapcode National: GBR 1T.M026
Mapcode Global: WH5QJ.0NCW
Entry Name: Kinnedar Mains, enclosed settlement 200m WNW of
Scheduled Date: 15 May 2001
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM8541
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Saline
County: Fife
Electoral Ward: West Fife and Coastal Villages
Traditional County: Fife
The monument comprises an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date, visible as a cropmark on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 105m OD. It comprises a sub-circular enclosure measuring about 35m by 40m, defined by a ditch measuring about 1.5m wide. Enclosures of this type are characteristic of the later prehistoric period.
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 70m, 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.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NT 09 SW 26.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1983) F12860 NT09SW26.
RCAHMS (1983) F12861 NT09SW26.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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