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Latitude: 57.5934 / 57°35'36"N
Longitude: -2.0216 / 2°1'17"W
OS Eastings: 398805
OS Northings: 855931
OS Grid: NJ988559
Mapcode National: GBR P8CN.8JB
Mapcode Global: WH9NM.XDHN
Entry Name: West Cockmuir, enclosure 100m N of
Scheduled Date: 16 February 2006
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM11137
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Strichen
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: Central Buchan
Traditional County: Aberdeenshire
The monument comprises an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date, visible as a cropmark on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies on a gentle slope within an arable field to the N of West Cockmuir farm at about 90m O.D. The enclosure, defined by at least a single ditch, measures c. 66m NW-SE by 62m transversely, with possible entrances present on the eastern and south-western sides. Two circular patches visible on the aerial photograph within the southern half of the enclosure may represent the remains of structures.
Enclosed settlements of this type are characteristic of the Later Bronze Age and Iron Age.
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 in shape, centred on the enclosure, with a diameter of 80m, 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
The monument is recorded by RCAHMS as NJ95NE 15.
Aerial photographs:
AAS/82/12/S14/9 (1982) NJ95NE 15 West Cockmuir, ref: D98031/PO.
RCAHMS (2002) AP Transcription NJ95NE 15 West Cockmuir, AP Neg No D98031.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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