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Latitude: 56.5038 / 56°30'13"N
Longitude: -2.7527 / 2°45'9"W
OS Eastings: 353766
OS Northings: 734887
OS Grid: NO537348
Mapcode National: GBR VR.36LS
Mapcode Global: WH7R7.PSDH
Entry Name: Ravensby House, ring ditch 100m SE of
Scheduled Date: 17 December 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6568
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house
Location: Barry
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Carnoustie and District
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of a ring ditch house of prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 30m OD. It comprises a ring ditch measuring about 15m in diameter inclusive of a ditch 2m in width. Ring ditches such as this have been shown by excavation to represent the remains of former timber roundhouses of the later prehistoric period.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the ring ditch together with an area around it in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 35m as marked in red on the accompanying map.
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 enhanced by its proximity to sites of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 53 SW 34.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1976) AN/2921 NO53SW34.
RCAHMS (1976) AN/2922 NO53SW34, NO53NW28.
RCAHMS (1977) AN/3273 NO53SW34, 35.
RCAHMS (1977) AN/3274 NO53SW34, 35.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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