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Machany
Perth & Kinross, Scotland ยท Atlas SC2641
Location
- Atlas number
- SC2641 (2641)
- Country
- Scotland
- Current county or unitary authority
- Perth & Kinross
- Historic county
- Perthshire
- Parish, community, or townland
- Blackford
- National Grid reference
- NN 9026 1580
- Latitude
- 56.32189
- Longitude
- -3.77601
- Altitude
- 60 m
Form and condition
- Type
- contour fort
- Condition
- Extant
- Morphology
- univallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 1
- Possible original entrances
- 0
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 0
- Enclosed area
- 0.14 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- stone wall and vitrification
Landscape
- Topographic position
- knoll or outcrop
- Aspect
- level
- Land use
- woodland
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Investigations
- 1st Identified Written Reference (1942); Earthwork Survey (1957); Other (1962); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1967); Other (1995)
Identifiers
- Scheduled monument number
- 2247
- HER
- Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust MPK1350
- National record
- record NN 91 NW 1; monument 25997
- Wikidata
- Q31097220
Sources
References
- Childe and Graham, V G and A (1943) 'Some notable prehistoric and medieval monuments recently examined by The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland', Proc Soc Antiq Scot 77 (1943), 31-49
- Feachem, R (1963) A guide to prehistoric Scotland. Batsford: London
- Stat Acct (date) Statistical Account of Scotland: Drawn up from the Communications of the Ministers of the Different Parishes (Sinclair, J ed), 1791-99