Palisaded Enclosure 630m S of Avondale House Grangemouth, Falkirk Council Area, Scotland, UK
The monument consists of the site of a prehistoric enclosed
settlement. The prehistoric settlement is visible on aerial photographs as an oval ditched enclosure about 60m from E-W.
Scheduled Monument Statement of Significance
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The monument is of national importance for its potential to contribute to an understanding of prehistoric domestic land economic organisation.
Scheduled Monument Description
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The monument consists of the site of a prehistoric enclosed
settlement. The prehistoric settlement is visible on aerial photographs as an oval ditched enclosure about 60m from E-W. The S side of the enclosure has been destroyed by the building of the M9 motorway. Experience derived from the excavation of other similar cropmark sites indicates that this is a prehistoric settlement site defined by a palisaded boundary.
Within the palisaded enclosure traces of timber-built houses and other structures are likely to survive. This settlement site is probably between 2,500 and 1,800 years old. The area to be scheduled measures 105m WNW-ESE by a maximum of 55m N-S, to include the palisaded enclosure and an area around in which traces of activities associated with its construction and use may survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map.
Scheduled Monument References
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RCAHMS records the monument as NS97NE 55.