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==Further references== | ==Further references== | ||
Earathwork, probably iron age (but possibly much later) on curiously low-lying ground, about 42m. by 26m. within as many as four ramparts and ditches with an average of more than 9m. between the two outer banks, thuogh much of the NE perimeter has been destroyed. SE entrance. The 13.5m. diameter annular bank in the middle is probably later.<ref>[[Gifford, Fife|Gifford, ''Fife'']], page 148.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 09:55, 4 February 2022
| Building summary | |
|---|---|
| [photo awaited] | |
| Name | Dunshelt Plantation,earthwork |
| Other names | |
| Date | Prehistoric |
| See map | |
| OS grid ref | NO 24620 10153 |
| Latitude & longitude | |
Dunshelt Plantation, earthwork is a prehistoric fort in Woodmill Farm, near Dunshalt (or Dunshelt). It is south of the River Eden, and just within the Parish of Falkland.
| HES Scheduled monument designation details[1] | |
|---|---|
| Reference: SM809 | Date added: 14/10/1935 |
| Address/Site Name
Dunshelt Plantation,earthwork | |
| Type
Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill fort and promontory fort) | |
| Description | |
Further references
Earathwork, probably iron age (but possibly much later) on curiously low-lying ground, about 42m. by 26m. within as many as four ramparts and ditches with an average of more than 9m. between the two outer banks, thuogh much of the NE perimeter has been destroyed. SE entrance. The 13.5m. diameter annular bank in the middle is probably later.[2]
Notes
- ↑ HES record for SM809
- ↑ Gifford, Fife, page 148.