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Latitude: 56.3828 / 56°22'58"N
Longitude: -3.2976 / 3°17'51"W
OS Eastings: 319970
OS Northings: 721922
OS Grid: NO199219
Mapcode National: GBR 24.1WMM
Mapcode Global: WH6QF.9TYR
Entry Name: Newton of Glencarse, ring-ditches 270m NE of
Scheduled Date: 18 August 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7246
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse
Location: Kinfauns
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Carse of Gowrie
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises an unenclosed settlement of prehistoric date, visible as a series of cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies on a prominent rounded knoll in arable farmland at around 50m OD. It comprises two conjoined ring-ditches, the more southerly of the two having a broad gap in its ditch on the E. The northern ring-ditch measures about 15m in internal diameter, while the southern one measures about 18m in internal diameter.
Ring-ditches such as these have been found on excavation to represent the remains of timber roundhouses of later prehistoric date.
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 75m, 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. Its importance is increased by its proximity to monuments of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 12 SE 38.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1982) PT/10758 NO12SE38.
RCAHMS (1986) A29877 NO12SE38.
RCAHMS (1988) A55047/TR NO12SE38.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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