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Balwyllo

Palisaded Settlement (Prehistoric)(Possible)

Site Name Balwyllo

Classification Palisaded Settlement (Prehistoric)(Possible)

Alternative Name(s) House Of Dun Policies

Canmore ID 35685

Site Number NO65NE 32

NGR NO 66246 59487

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Angus
  • Parish Dun
  • Former Region Tayside
  • Former District Angus
  • Former County Angus

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Note (1978)

Dun NO 662 594 NO65NE

The crop-mark of what may be an oval palisaded enclosure has been recorded on a gentle slope NE of Balwyllo. The enclosure measures a maximum of about 35m in diameter and there are traces of at least one internal structure.

RCAHMS 1978

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