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Hatton Farm is an unenclosed settlement located three hundred metres north-west of Hatton Farm in Angus, Scotland. The site sits on bedrock of the Arbuttnott-Garvock Group, sandstone interbedded with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone that was formed during the Pragian period of the Lower Devonian. This geology provides a moderately firm foundation suitable for Iron Age and Early Historic settlement.
Unenclosed settlements of this type typically comprise clusters of roundhouses and ancillary structures arranged without defensive ditches or palisades, suggesting communities that relied on social bonds rather than physical fortification. Such settlements are well attested across lowland Scotland and date chiefly to the Iron Age and into the Early Medieval period. The absence of defensive works indicates a relatively peaceful landscape or a settlement of lesser strategic importance.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6617, recognising its archaeological significance as a rare surviving example of unenclosed settlement planning in the Angus region. Its preservation allows future investigation of domestic arrangements, subsistence practices and settlement hierarchy in this important period of Scottish prehistory and early history.
Hatton Farm, unenclosed settlement 300m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6617. View the official record →
Hatton Farm is an unenclosed settlement located three hundred metres north-west of Hatton Farm in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6617.
Hatton Farm, unenclosed settlement 300m NW 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 SM6617.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Unenclosed settlement and long barrow, 320m SSW of Nether Kelly (1.3 km), Unenclosed settlement and sunken floored building 515m S of West Scryne (1.4 km), Craigmill, enclosure NE of (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Hatton Farm, unenclosed settlement 300m NW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Hatton Farm, unenclosed settlement 300m NW of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.