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Kincraig is a post-medieval enclosure and ring ditch located in Angus, Scotland, situated approximately 300 metres east of Kincraig itself. The monument comprises two distinct earthwork features: a defined enclosure and an associated ring ditch that together represent agricultural or domestic land use from the period following the medieval era. The site lies on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, formed during the Pragian period of the Lower Devonian. This geological foundation consists primarily of sandstone with subordinate bands of conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, typical of the striated geology underlying much of Angus.
Ring ditches of post-medieval date are commonly associated with settlement activity, stock management or field demarcation across lowland Scotland. The enclosure at Kincraig would have served practical functions within the agricultural economy of its period, with the ditch providing both drainage and definition of land boundaries.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6396, recognising its significance as evidence for patterns of land use and settlement in the post-medieval landscape of Angus.
Kincraig,enclosure and ring ditch 300m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6396. View the official record →
Kincraig is a post-medieval enclosure and ring ditch located in Angus, Scotland, situated approximately 300 metres east of Kincraig itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6396.
Kincraig,enclosure and ring ditch 300m E of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure and ring ditch. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Kincraig,enclosure and ring ditch 300m E 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 SM6396.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Boysack, barrow cemetery and enclosure 250m SW of Invergighty Cottage (9.5 km), Balneaves Cottage, cursus and settlement 200m SE of (9.7 km), Douglasmuir, roundhouse, enclosure and pits 560m NNW of (9.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kincraig,enclosure and ring ditch 300m E of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Kincraig,enclosure and ring ditch 300m E of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.