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Drumharvie

Perth & Kinross, Scotland ยท Atlas SC2660

Location

Atlas number
SC2660 (2660)
Country
Scotland
Current county or unitary authority
Perth & Kinross
Historic county
Perthshire
Parish, community, or townland
Findo Gask
National Grid reference
NN 9777 2111
Latitude
56.37126
Longitude
-3.65671
Altitude
60 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
partial bivallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
2
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 2, SE 0, SW 2, NW 2
Number of ditches
2
Possible original entrances
1
Breaks through the ramparts
1
Enclosed area
0.27 ha
Footprint
0.58 ha
Enclosing works, excavated
earthen bank and palisade
Also recorded
ditches
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (South west)

Landscape

Topographic position
knoll or outcrop
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture and arable

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1783); Earthwork Survey (1899); Excavation (1899); Other (1967); Other (1995)

Identifiers

HER
Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust MPK1500
National record
record NN 92 SE 1; monument 26154
Wikidata
Q31097215

Sources

References

  1. Christison, D (1900) 'The forts, "camps", and other field-works of Perth, Forfar and Kincardine'. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 34 (1899-1900), 43-120
  2. Christison, D (1901) 'Excavation undertaken by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland of earthworks adjoining the "Roman road" between Ardoch and Dupplin, Perthshire'. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 35 (1900-1), 15-43