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Myreside is a Bronze Age ceremonial complex situated in Angus, Scotland. The site comprises a henge monument, an associated enclosure, and several barrows arranged across landscape underlain by Arbuthnott-Garvock Group sandstone, a robust geological foundation laid down during the Pragian period. This bedrock, interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, would have presented the Bronze Age builders with substantial stone for construction and ritual purposes.
The henge and enclosure represent the ceremonial heart of the complex, typical of Bronze Age monumental activity in eastern Scotland. The barrows, characteristic burial structures of the period, are dispersed across the surrounding terrain, suggesting this was a place of significance for successive generations during the Bronze Age. The clustering of such elements at a single location indicates sustained ritual and funerary use over an extended period.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5934, recognising its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age social organisation and ceremonial practice in the Angus region. The survival of both the monumental earthworks and their spatial relationship preserves valuable information about Bronze Age settlement hierarchies and the locations chosen for major ritual activity in prehistoric Scotland.
Myreside,henge,enclosure and barrows NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5934. View the official record →
Myreside is a Bronze Age ceremonial complex situated in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5934.
Myreside,henge,enclosure and barrows NW of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a henge,enclosure and barrows. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Myreside,henge,enclosure and barrows NW 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 SM5934.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blackgate Smithy,stone circle (0.7 km), Restenneth Priory (0.8 km), Rob's Reed, homestead 485m ESE of Home Farm (1.1 km).
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Myreside,henge,enclosure and barrows NW of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.