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Witch Knowe
Enclosure(S) (Period Unknown)(Possible), Natural Feature (Period Unknown)
Site Name Witch Knowe
Classification Enclosure(S) (Period Unknown)(Possible), Natural Feature (Period Unknown)
Canmore ID 27908
Site Number NO10SW 4
NGR NO 12770 04010
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/27908
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Kinross
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Kinross-shire
NO10SW 4 1277 0400
(NO 1277 0400) Witch Knowe (Site of) (NAT)
OS 6" map (1950)
A small knoll planted with a few trees. No further information.
Name Book 1854
No further information found. The knoll has been completely ploughed out.
Visited by OS (WDJ), 19 December 1963.
Aerial Photographic Transcription (14 November 2012)
This enclosure has been recorded as a cropmark on oblique aerial photographs (RCAHMSAP 2009). It is circular in plan and defined by a ditch about 1.76m wide. The enclosed area is 16.9m in diameter with a possible entrance 5.7m wide at the S. The N section of the enclosure ditch is not visible.
Information from RCAHMS (KHJM) 14 Nov 2012
Field Visit (22 March 2023)
NO 12766 04016 This circular ditched enclosure feature is rumoured to be a gallows mound but may be a natural mound. It is recorded as a knoll planted with trees in 1854 but ploughed out entirely by 1963. It is visible as cropmarks in aerial photos from 2009. Not visible during the walkover survey.
Information from D Bowler - Alder Archaeology Ltd.
OASIS ID: alderarc1-518134
