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Ironshill is an unenclosed settlement and cropmarks located 290 metres west of Angus in Scotland. The site represents a prehistoric or early historic settlement pattern characteristic of north-eastern Scotland, identified through earthwork features and soil marks visible in aerial photography. Such unenclosed settlements typically date to the Bronze Age or Iron Age and reflect communities that occupied open ground without defensive fortifications, suggesting a landscape of relative stability and dispersed settlement.
The monument lies on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, formed during the Pragian period. This solid geology comprises sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, which would have provided both workable soils for cultivation and stone resources for building. The underlying geology typical of Angus supported agricultural settlement and the development of permanent communities in antiquity.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM6056, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of early settlement patterns in the region. The combination of visible cropmarks and earthwork features preserves information about the spatial organisation of the settlement and its relationship to the wider landscape, contributing to our understanding of how early communities utilised and organised the Angus lowlands.
Ironshill, unenclosed settlement and cropmarks 290m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6056. View the official record →
Ironshill is an unenclosed settlement and cropmarks located 290 metres west of Angus in Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6056.
Ironshill, unenclosed settlement and cropmarks 290m W 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 SM6056.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prail Castle,fort (4.5 km), West Mains of Ethie,fort 250m S of (4.7 km), Templeton, enclosure 340m ENE of (5.6 km).
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Ironshill, unenclosed settlement and cropmarks 290m W of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.