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'Castell Doin Dalig'

Mound (Period Unassigned)

Site Name 'Castell Doin Dalig'

Classification Mound (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Ruchilside

Canmore ID 24843

Site Number NN72SE 3

NGR NN 7717 2078

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Perth And Kinross
  • Parish Comrie (Perth And Kinross)
  • Former Region Tayside
  • Former District Perth And Kinross
  • Former County Perthshire

Archaeology Notes

NN72SE 3 7717 2078.

"Castell Doin Dalig" or "the round Castle Hill on the point of the Muir" is shown on a plan of 1786. If it is artificial it may be a prehistoric cairn.

G Macdonald 1939

(NN 7717 2078) Still visible as a low mound in a ploughed field 360ft east of the farm of Newton.

O G S Crawford 1949

Visible as a slight, unsurveyable rise in the corner of an arable field. No trace of any cairn material could be found and no further information could be obtained.

Visited by OS (RD) 1 December 1966

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