The head of Historic Scotland archaeology programmes and grants said of the find: The same location is also believed to have been the site of a palace, around 3000 years later, where a King of the Picts and first King of Scotland, Kenneth MacAlpin, died and was buried in AD 858, and whose dynasty continued to produce kings of a united Scotland. Among other excavations and finds were an early historic cemetery, which would have been associated with the Royal centre at Forteviot, and a Neolithic Henge constructed from timber dating back to 2600BC which project director Dr Kenneth Brophy said "would dwarf Stonehenge" in size. A major prehistoric monument was also uncovered, revealing the entrance avenue of a massive timber enclosure dating to the late Neolithic period (around 5000 years ago). Also excavated was a nearby hill fort, and there was a survey at an early Christian chapel. See also Migdale Hoard Newbridge chariot Prehistoric Scotland Timeline of prehistoric Scotland References Bronze Age sites in Scotland Archaeological sites in Perth and Kinross Burials in Perth and Kinross 2009 in Scotland