Building record MAB34424 - ST BRIDE'S RING, KINGENNIE

Remains of a circular homestead.

Remains of a circular homestead. Formerly classified as a broch by some authorities, but it lacks the structural details, e.g. guard cell, intra-mural staircase, of this type of monument. It is more comparable to the monuments formerly classified as 'ring forts' in central Perthshire and elsewhere, which themselves have been reclassified as 'circular homesteads', a structure designed for a pastoral economy, to house both livestock and their guardians. St Bride's Ring is situated on a projecting spur, or promontory with steep slopes (15 m) all round except on the south-east where there is a level approach. It is best preserved on the south and east sides, but the whole site is covered by trees. It measures circa 18.2 m in diameter with walls circa 2.13 m thick and 0.45 m high. The internal diameter is 15 m. There was some confusion concerning the entrance. On both the 1st and 2nd edition OS maps it is clearly shown at the south. However, Neish, in 1859, was correct in locating it on the east. He also recorded large blocks from the walls in the dell below. The entrance is 2 m wide and is flanked by two large, flat-sided boulders on the south side.

AND/3/1, AND/3/1 (Photograph). SAB23807.

AND/3/2, AND/3/2 (Photograph). SAB21346.

TAYLOR, D B, 1990, CIRCULAR HOMESTEADS IN NW PERTHSHIRE (Bibliographic reference). SAB1975.

Mar 29 2007 , AAS-GR-07-03-002, AAS-GR-07-03-002 (Ground Photograph). SAB35799.

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