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Calla Doone is a hut-circle situated 500 metres east-south-east of its namesake location in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Inverclyde Group, comprising sandstone, siltstone and mudstone deposited during the Osagean period. These fine-grained sediments, typical of lowland Scotland's geological foundation, would have provided a reasonably stable base for settlement, though the underlying stone offers limited immediate building material compared to granite moorlands elsewhere in the region.
The hut-circle represents Bronze Age or Iron Age domestic occupation, likely dating between the second millennium and the early centuries AD. Such structures are characteristic of prehistoric highland and upland settlement across Scotland, comprising a circular dwelling with walls set partly into the ground and a central hearth. The shallow topography and proximity to lower ground would have offered some shelter from exposure.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11280, recognising its importance as evidence of early settlement patterns in Lanarkshire. The monument contributes to understanding how communities utilised the landscape during prehistory, occupying marginal land between the cultivated lowlands and open moorland.
Calla Doone, hut-circle 500m ESE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11280. View the official record →
Calla Doone is a hut-circle situated 500 metres east-south-east of its namesake location in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11280.
Calla Doone, hut-circle 500m ESE of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM11280.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newbigging market cross (3.2 km), Whitewellbrae Wood, henge 60m E of NE corner (4.2 km), Carstairs Mains, Roman temporary camp 750m SE of (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Calla Doone, hut-circle 500m ESE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Calla Doone, hut-circle 500m ESE of stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.