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Carlunie Hill Hut Platforms is a settlement of Iron Age origin situated 300 metres east of the summit of Carlunie Hill in Angus, Scotland. The site comprises platforms cut into the hillside, which once supported domestic structures typical of upland settlements in eastern Scotland during the later prehistoric period. Such platforms served to level sloping ground, providing stable foundations for round houses and associated buildings in an era when such elevated locations offered defensive advantages and extended views across surrounding territory.
The hut platforms are constructed on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a Pragian-aged formation dominated by sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This underlying geology has weathered to create the undulating upland terrain characteristic of this part of Angus, where exposed rock outcrops and durable stone would have been readily available to the settlement's inhabitants for constructing walls and other structures.
The monument is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's designation SM6450, recognising its importance as evidence of Iron Age settlement patterns and land use in the eastern Highlands. The site's position on Carlunie Hill, overlooking the surrounding landscape, exemplifies the strategic siting of such communities in later prehistoric Angus.
Carlunie Hill, hut platforms 300m E of summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6450. View the official record →
Carlunie Hill Hut Platforms is a settlement of Iron Age origin situated 300 metres east of the summit of Carlunie Hill in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6450.
Carlunie Hill, hut platforms 300m E of summit 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 SM6450.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Martin's Stone, cross slab, Balkello (5.7 km), Dundee and Newtyle Railway,embankment SW of Balbeuchly House (6.1 km), Wallace Tower (7 km).
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Carlunie Hill, hut platforms 300m E of summit stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.