Scheduled MonumentsScotlandMontrose's Camp, earthwork
Earthwork

Montrose's Camp, earthwork

Scotland
HES SM10844
Site type
Earthwork
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Montrose's Camp is a rectilinear earthwork located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, that represents a military encampment of probable seventeenth-century date. The site comprises defensive banks and ditches arranged in a roughly rectangular configuration typical of temporary or semi-permanent military installations from the period of the English Civil Wars and subsequent campaigns in Scotland. The earthwork's physical preservation and formal layout suggest its construction during a period of significant military activity in the region, when such camps served as operational bases for armies moving through the northeast of Scotland. The site remains an important archaeological record of military engineering and strategic occupation during a turbulent period of Scottish history.

Montrose's Camp, earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10844. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Montrose's Camp, earthwork?

Montrose's Camp is a rectilinear earthwork located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, that represents a military encampment of probable seventeenth-century date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10844.

Who is responsible for protecting Montrose's Camp, earthwork?

Montrose's Camp, earthwork 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 SM10844.

What other scheduled monuments are near Montrose's Camp, earthwork?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gight Castle, dovecot 200m WNW of (5.3 km), New Craig, cupmarked boulder 230m WNW of (9.9 km), Newcraig,stone circle 200m W of (10 km).

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