Rait
Cultivation Remains (Period Unassigned), Unenclosed Settlement (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Rait
Classification Cultivation Remains (Period Unassigned), Unenclosed Settlement (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 73128
Site Number NO22NW 64
NGR NO 230 271
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/73128
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Kilspindie
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO22NW 64 230 271.
Cropmarks have revealed several maculae in an arable field on the E side of a track leading to Fingask Castle (NO22NW 7.00), some 100m SE of the standing stone NO22NW 9. Most of the maculae form a cluster, the individual marks varying from 3m to 5m across, but there is also a crescent-shaped feature about 60m to the NNE.
Information from RCAHMS (SH) 16 November 1993.
Scheduled as Rait, souterrain.
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 23 february 2001.
Archaeological Evaluation (December 2001)
NO 231 269 During November 2000 an archaeological evaluation was undertaken in fields at Rait Hill, followed by a watching brief in December 2001. The site was considered archaeologically sensitive due its close proximity to the Rait Iron Age fort (NMRS NO 22 NW 6) and aerial photographic evidence of cropmarks (NMRS NO 22 NW 64 and 65), which showed other possible prehistoric activity, as well as rig and furrow within the application area.
No features attributable to the cropmarks, which were identified within the site, were located. The cropmarks of rig and furrow were preserved in areas where the topsoil was very deep, so no trace of these remained once the topsoil had been stripped. Other features were probably geological in origin.
Sponsor: R J McLeod (Contractors) Ltd.
R Cachart 2001
Aerial Photographic Transcription (7 September 2017)
An interpretative transcription, or mapping, of information on oblique aerial photographs was produced on 7 September 2017.
