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Friock Mains pit alignment is an archaeological monument located approximately 270 metres west-northwest of Friock Mains in Angus, Scotland. The site comprises a pit alignment, a form of linear earthwork consisting of a series of deliberately dug pits arranged in a roughly straight line, a monument type characteristic of later prehistoric Britain, particularly the Iron Age. Pit alignments served various functions, including territorial demarcation, ritual purposes, or practical land division, though their precise original purpose remains subject to scholarly interpretation. The monument is recorded in the Historic Environment Record under the designation SM6092 and represents an important survival of Iron Age settlement activity in the Angus landscape.
Friock Mains, pit alignment 270m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6092. View the official record →
Friock Mains pit alignment is an archaeological monument located approximately 270 metres west-northwest of Friock Mains in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6092.
Friock Mains, pit alignment 270m WNW 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 SM6092.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including West Mains of Colliston,enclosure 300m WNW of (3.4 km), Newton of Boysack, unenclosed settlement 410m SE of (3.5 km), Dumbarrow Hill, dun 230m ENE of Hillkirk (3.6 km).
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