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Langleypark, enclosure and barrow is a prehistoric burial mound set within a post-medieval field enclosure, located 290 metres north of Gilrivie in Angus. The barrow forms the archaeological core of the site, representing a tradition of monumental burial that flourished across Bronze Age Scotland. The monument sits on bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that underlies much of the surrounding countryside.
The post-medieval enclosure surrounding the barrow reflects later agricultural use of the landscape. Such field boundaries, typically constructed of earth banks or stone, were imposed across previously open land as farming became more intensive during the early modern period. The inclusion of an earlier barrow within a later enclosure was not uncommon, as prominent prehistoric features often persisted as landscape markers and property boundaries.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM6097, reflecting its importance as evidence of long-term settlement and land use in Angus. The combination of Bronze Age burial monument and post-medieval field system demonstrates how this location remained significant across multiple periods of human activity, each successive generation acknowledging the presence of its predecessors through the layout of their own works upon the same ground.
Langleypark, enclosure and barrow 290m N of Gilrivie is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6097. View the official record →
Langleypark, enclosure and barrow is a prehistoric burial mound set within a post-medieval field enclosure, located 290 metres north of Gilrivie in Angus. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6097.
Langleypark, enclosure and barrow 290m N of Gilrivie dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure and barrow 290m n of gilrivie. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Langleypark, enclosure and barrow 290m N of Gilrivie 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 SM6097.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Montrose,enclosure and ring ditches 600m WSW of (3.7 km), Maryton Law, cairn, 500m SSW of Torkirk House (4.4 km), Denhead Cottage,enclosure 200m W of (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Langleypark, enclosure and barrow 290m N of Gilrivie'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.
Langleypark, enclosure and barrow 290m N of Gilrivie stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.