Scheduled Monument

Rait Hill, fortSM7251

Status: Designated

Documents

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The legal document available for download below constitutes the formal designation of the monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. The additional details provided on this page are provided for information purposes only and do not form part of the designation. Historic Environment Scotland accepts no liability for any loss or damages arising from reliance on any inaccuracies within this additional information.

Summary

Date Added
18/08/2004
Type
Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill fort and promontory fort)
Local Authority
Perth And Kinross
Parish
Kilspindie
NGR
NO 22991 26785
Coordinates
322991, 726785

Description

The monument comprises a promontory fort of prehistoric date, visible as an upstanding earthwork.

The monument has two ramparts with external ditches which cut off a small steep-sided promontory. The ramparts are aligned E-W and measure up to 50m in length. The inner rampart measures up to 4.8m in width by 0.6m in height, with its ditch up to 7m wide and 0.9m deep. There are traces of an outer, counterscarp, bank on the outer edge of the outer ditch. The entrance appears to have been on the NW: at this point the terminals of the ramparts are linked by a stony bank. The interior of the fort measures about 35m by 20m, and is tree-covered.

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 kite-shaped, measuring 80m E-W by 70m N-S, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract. The area to be scheduled is bounded by the fence marking the edge of the woodland, which is itself excluded.

Statement of National Importance

The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric defended settlement and economy. The ramparts will contain information for the nature and date of their construction while the interior of the fort may be expected to contain evidence for the nature and organisation of internal occupation.

References

Bibliography

The monument is recorded by RCAHMS as NO 22 NW 6.

Aerial Photographs used:

1. Dewar, J (1971) PT/7517 NO22NW6

2. RCAHMS (1989) B23989 NO22NW6

About Scheduled Monuments

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We make recommendations to the Scottish Government about historic marine protected areas, and the Scottish Ministers decide whether to designate.

Scheduling is the process that identifies, designates and provides statutory protection for monuments and archaeological sites of national importance as set out in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

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