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Latitude: 56.34 / 56°20'23"N
Longitude: -3.6348 / 3°38'5"W
OS Eastings: 299038
OS Northings: 717603
OS Grid: NN990176
Mapcode National: GBR 1Q.4KCR
Mapcode Global: WH5PB.4XD2
Entry Name: Orchard, enclosure 520m ENE of
Scheduled Date: 30 November 2000
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7939
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Findo Gask
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathallan
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument is an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date, visible as a cropmark on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 20m OD. It comprises a sub-circular enclosure with a diameter of about 30m, defined by a single ditch measuring about 2m wide. Enclosures of this type are characteristic of the Iron Age.
The area proposed for scheduling includes 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 50m, 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 other monuments of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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