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Katie Gray's Rocks is a settlement situated in Ayrshire, Scotland. The site occupies ground underlain by Silurian to Devonian extrusive rocks of mafic composition—ancient lava flows and volcanic tuff formed during the Devonian period. This volcanic bedrock, exposed across parts of south-western Scotland, has shaped the landscape and resources available to past communities.
The settlement remains largely undocumented in published form, but its location on this distinctive geological substrate suggests it represents a phase of human occupation responding to the local environment. Settlements in Ayrshire from various periods exploited the varied terrain and soils derived from the underlying volcanic geology.
The site is designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM10358, recognising its archaeological significance. This protection ensures that the settlement's archaeological remains, however modest or obscured by later activity, are preserved for future study and understanding of settlement patterns in the region.
Katie Gray's Rocks, settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10358. View the official record →
Katie Gray's Rocks is a settlement situated in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10358.
Katie Gray's Rocks, 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 SM10358.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunure Castle and dovecot (2 km), Balchriston Crossing,dun 320m E of (3 km), Dunduff,fort 600 m NE of (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Katie Gray's Rocks, settlement'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.
Katie Gray's Rocks, settlement stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.