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Greenlawhill is an unenclosed settlement located in Angus, Scotland. The site comprises scattered domestic structures characteristic of Iron Age and early medieval settlement patterns in eastern Scotland, where communities organised their dwellings without the defensive boundaries typical of enclosed settlements. The settlement's position on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a Pragian-age formation of sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, would have offered stable ground for building whilst the local stone resources provided ready material for construction.
The unenclosed layout suggests a settlement organised around kinship or economic ties rather than communal defence, a pattern common in areas of relative stability. The sandy and silty soils overlying the Pragian bedrock would have supported mixed arable and pastoral agriculture, sustaining the community through the changing seasons. The scattered arrangement of structures across the landscape is typical of settlements that expanded and reorganised over generations without formal planning.
Greenlawhill is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM6570, reflecting its significance for understanding settlement patterns and domestic life in Angus during the prehistoric and early historic periods. The site contributes important evidence to the archaeology of eastern Scotland's settlement history and land use.
Greenlawhill, unenclosed settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6570. View the official record →
Greenlawhill is an unenclosed settlement located in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6570.
Greenlawhill, unenclosed settlement 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 SM6570.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ravensby House, ring ditch 100m SE of (0.3 km), Barry, enclosure 350m S of Ravensby House (0.3 km), Unenclosed settlements and round barrow 112m ESE of Ravensby Coach House (0.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Greenlawhill, unenclosed settlement's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Greenlawhill, unenclosed settlement stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.