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Deanpark House

Mortuary Enclosure (Neolithic)(Possible)

Site Name Deanpark House

Classification Mortuary Enclosure (Neolithic)(Possible)

Canmore ID 72383

Site Number NT18NW 25

NGR NT 12615 89756

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Fife
  • Parish Dunfermline
  • Former Region Fife
  • Former District Dunfermline
  • Former County Fife

Archaeology Notes

NT18NW 25 121 899

(Formerly classified as enclosure). This possible mortuary enclosure is situated in the NW corner of a field some 640m NE of Deanpark House. An elongated oval on plan, it measures about 38m from ESE to WNW by 16m transversely over a narrow ditch. It is plotted as a possible mortuary enclosure on a distribution map of Neolithic monuments covering southern Scotland (RCAHMS 1994 and 1997).

Information from RCAHMS (ARG), 6 May 1998.

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Aerial Photographic Transcription (12 March 2009)

An interpretative transcription, or mapping, of information on oblique aerial photographs was produced on 12 March 2009.

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