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Kirkton homestead moat is a defended medieval domestic site located in Angus, Scotland, situated 350 metres west of Kirkton itself. The monument comprises a substantial moat surrounding the remains of a former homestead, a common form of settlement defence employed by minor landholders and tenant farmers during the medieval period. Such moats provided both practical protection and a visible assertion of modest status within the feudal hierarchy.
The site occupies ground underlain by the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group sandstones interbedded with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, rocks formed during the Pragian period of the early Devonian. This local geology would have influenced both the drainage characteristics of the moated enclosure and the availability of building materials for the homestead structure itself.
The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Historic Environment Scotland, registered under reference SM6070. The survival of the moat's earthwork form, despite the loss of any visible structural remains above ground, testifies to the durability of this form of medieval settlement defence and offers potential for archaeological investigation of domestic life in medieval Angus.
Kirkton,homestead moat 350m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6070. View the official record →
Kirkton homestead moat is a defended medieval domestic site located in Angus, Scotland, situated 350 metres west of Kirkton itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6070.
Kirkton,homestead moat 350m 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 SM6070.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nether Arniefoul, unenclosed settlement 500m NE of (2 km), Arniefoul, cairn 820m NE of (2.1 km), Meathie church and graveyard, 330m S of Mains of Easter Meathie (4.7 km).
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Kirkton,homestead moat 350m W of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.