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Latitude: 56.7212 / 56°43'16"N
Longitude: -3.9516 / 3°57'5"W
OS Eastings: 280665
OS Northings: 760533
OS Grid: NN806605
Mapcode National: GBR JBMY.LNB
Mapcode Global: WH4L9.8BKB
Entry Name: Grenich, dun 360m NE of
Scheduled Date: 26 August 1963
Last Amended: 14 December 1994
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM257
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead
Location: Blair Atholl
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Highland
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument is a homestead of the Iron Age, about 2000 years old, of a type previously called a 'dun'. It survives as a broad ring of loose stones 33m in overall diameter although the original diameter will be smaller with the outer face of the wall obscured by the rubble. The site has, in the past, been used as a dump for field gatherings. The original scheduling was located in the wrong place, centred about 60m to the NE. The area now to be scheduled includes the homestead and an area around it within which traces of activity associated with its use may be found and is a circle 50m in diameter, as marked in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a well preserved homestead which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric settlement. It is of particular importance because it lies close to two other homesteads and possibly a contemporary field system.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCHAMS - NN86SW 2
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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