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Colliston Castle is an Iron Age enclosed settlement located near Colliston in Angus, Scotland. The site comprises a defended enclosure accompanied by multiple archaeological features including a souterrain, ring ditches, and a pit alignment, which together indicate intensive occupation and activity during the Iron Age period. The souterrain represents a subterranean stone-built structure typical of Iron Age and early Historic Scotland, likely serving defensive, storage, or ritual functions. The additional features—ring ditches possibly marking domestic structures and the pit alignment suggesting boundary demarcation or ritual significance—demonstrate the complexity of this settlement and its role within Iron Age territorial organisation in eastern Scotland.
Colliston Castle,enclosure,souterrain,ring ditches & pit alignment is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6125. View the official record →
Colliston Castle is an Iron Age enclosed settlement located near Colliston in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6125.
Colliston Castle,enclosure,souterrain,ring ditches & pit alignment dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a enclosure,souterrain,ring ditches & pit alignment. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Colliston Castle,enclosure,souterrain,ring ditches & pit alignment 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 SM6125.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dickmount Law, cairn (5.4 km), Souterrain, Eastern Cemetery, Arbroath (5.5 km), Arbirlot, carved stone 20m S of Manse (6.1 km).
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