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Latitude: 56.3576 / 56°21'27"N
Longitude: -3.6238 / 3°37'25"W
OS Eastings: 299767
OS Northings: 719547
OS Grid: NN997195
Mapcode National: GBR 1R.3FVG
Mapcode Global: WH5PB.9GNJ
Entry Name: Witch Knowe, Roman signal station, 650m NNE of Gask House
Scheduled Date: 2 July 1936
Last Amended: 23 December 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM1616
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Roman: signal station
Location: Findo Gask
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Almond and Earn
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises the remains of a Roman signal station represented by an earthwork and ditch. It is already scheduled, but the scheduled area is inadequate. This proposal extends protection to all of the area of archaeological importance.
The site lies in woodland at around 125m OD. It forms part of a chain of Roman signal stations dating to the latter part of the 1st century AD. It comprises an inner platform, which would have held a timber tower, within a ditch and outer bank, measuring some 40m in overall diameter.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the signal station and an area around it in which evidence related to its construction and any associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 70m as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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