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Latitude: 56.3839 / 56°23'1"N
Longitude: -3.2423 / 3°14'32"W
OS Eastings: 323390
OS Northings: 721979
OS Grid: NO233219
Mapcode National: GBR 26.1PKF
Mapcode Global: WH6QG.5SBX
Entry Name: Mains of Murie, ring-ditch 90m E of
Scheduled Date: 25 September 1998
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7229
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house
Location: Errol
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Carse of Gowrie
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a ring-ditch house of prehistoric date, visible as a cropmark on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 35m OD. It consists of a dark circular cropmark measuring about 10m-12m in overall diameter. Ring-ditches such as this 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 35m, 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 our understanding of prehistoric settlement and economy. Its importance is increased by its proximity to monuments of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
Historic Environment Scotland http://www.canmore.org.uk reference number CANMORE ID 30520 (accessed on 27/11/2019).
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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