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Damside Cottages pit circle and pit alignments is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in Angus, Scotland, situated approximately 200 metres south-southeast of Damside Cottages. The site comprises a pit circle—a ring of deliberately dug pits—alongside linear alignments of similar features. Such pit circles and alignments are characteristic Bronze Age monuments found across northern Britain, though their precise ceremonial or domestic function remains debated among archaeologists. The shallow depressions would have been visible and significant landscape features to ancient communities.
The monument lies on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, formed during the Pragian geological period. This bedrock comprises sandstone interspersed with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, creating variable soil conditions across the site. The underlying geology would have influenced both the visibility of the pit features and the ease with which they could be excavated by Bronze Age tool technology.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5998, reflecting its archaeological significance. Although now largely defined by subtle earthwork traces in the landscape, the pit circle and alignments represent important evidence of Bronze Age land use and ritual or domestic organisation in Angus.
Damside Cottages,pit circle and pit alignments 200m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5998. View the official record →
Damside Cottages pit circle and pit alignments is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in Angus, Scotland, situated approximately 200 metres south-southeast of Damside Cottages. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5998.
Damside Cottages,pit circle and pit alignments 200m SSE 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 SM5998.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dumbarrow Hill, dun 230m ENE of Hillkirk (3 km), West Mains of Colliston,enclosure 300m WNW of (3.9 km), Newton of Boysack, unenclosed settlement 410m SE of (4.1 km).
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Damside Cottages,pit circle and pit alignments 200m SSE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.