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Ring ditch and pit group, 180m ENE of Wellhill House is a prehistoric archaeological site located in Perthshire, Scotland. The monument comprises a ring ditch and associated pit features, typical of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity in the Scottish landscape. Such ring ditches often mark the locations of domestic structures or ceremonial enclosures from the second millennium BCE. The site's archaeological interest lies in its potential to illuminate patterns of prehistoric land use and settlement organisation in this region of central Scotland.
Ring ditch and pit group, 180m ENE of Wellhill House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8920. View the official record →
Ring ditch and pit group, 180m ENE of Wellhill House is a prehistoric archaeological site located in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8920.
Ring ditch and pit group, 180m ENE of Wellhill House is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM8920.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Knock, fort (1.7 km), Millhaugh,enclosure and pit alignment 300m E of (2.3 km), Cairn and mortuary enclosure 120m WSW and 150m SW of Cranberry (2.6 km).
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