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Latitude: 56.1673 / 56°10'2"N
Longitude: -4.116 / 4°6'57"W
OS Eastings: 268706
OS Northings: 699202
OS Grid: NS687992
Mapcode National: GBR 14.HK8Z
Mapcode Global: WH4NX.R76W
Entry Name: Spittalton,enclosure 150m E of
Scheduled Date: 30 September 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6473
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive)
Location: Kilmadock
County: Stirling
Electoral Ward: Trossachs and Teith
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises the remains of an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies on a prominent knoll in arable farmland at around 45m OD, overlooking the Forth Valley. It comprises a roughly oval enclosure measuring some 50m NW-SE by about 50m NE-SW within a ditch which is 4m-5m wide. The enclosure has a well-defined SE-facing entrance.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the enclosure and an area around it in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 90m 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.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NS 69 NE 24.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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