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David's Hill enclosure is a post-medieval field monument in Angus, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6649. The site occupies ground underlain by the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a Pragian-age formation of sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone that characterises much of the local bedrock geology.
The enclosure dates from the post-medieval period, a time of significant agricultural reorganisation and landscape modification across lowland Scotland. Such monuments typically served practical purposes, whether as field divisions, livestock containment, or demarcation of managed land during the early modern farming reorganisation that reshaped the Scottish countryside.
The monument's preservation reflects the enduring significance of post-medieval agricultural structures to understanding how Scottish communities organised and exploited their land. Protected status ensures that David's Hill enclosure remains available for future archaeological study and contributes to the archaeological record of Angus's rural heritage and land management practices during the early modern period.
David's Hill, enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6649. View the official record →
David's Hill enclosure is a post-medieval field monument in Angus, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6649.
David's Hill, enclosure dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
David's Hill, enclosure 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 SM6649.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Arbroath Abbey and associated buildings, including the Abbot's House (2.8 km), Arbirlot, carved stone 20m S of Manse (4.6 km), Unenclosed settlement and enclosure, 240m SSW of Three Mile Wood Cottage (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of David's Hill, enclosure's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
David's Hill, enclosure stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.