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Kirktonbarns
Unenclosed Settlement (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Kirktonbarns
Classification Unenclosed Settlement (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Lawhouses; Kirkton Barns
Canmore ID 68160
Site Number NO42NE 58
NGR NO 45132 26442
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/68160
- Council Fife
- Parish Forgan
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
NO42NE 58 45132 26442
See also NO42NE 47 and NO42NE 56.
This unenclosed settlement is situated on a S-facing slope to the E of Kirkton Barns and has been recorded as cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs (RCAHMSAP 1988, 1994, 1996 and 2004). It consists of a scatter of at least seven ring-ditches, crescentic and circular, which indicate the sites of round houses, enclosures and pits, as well as markings of geological origin.
Rig aligned NW and SE, extends across the SE margin of the site.
Information from RCAHMS (MMB) 24 May 2006
Aerial Photographic Transcription (23 July 1990 - 21 August 1990)
An aerial transcription was produced from oblique aerial photographs. Information from Historic Environment Scotland (BM) 31 March 2017.
