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Newbarns is an unenclosed settlement situated 520 metres north-east of the township of Newbarns in Angus, Scotland. The site lies on bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate dating to the Late Devonian period, which provides a naturally well-drained foundation typical of prehistoric settlement locations in this region.
Unenclosed settlements of this type represent a distinctive form of Iron Age domestic occupation, characterised by the absence of defensive ditches or ramparts that define other contemporary settlements. At Newbarns, the lack of formal enclosure suggests a community organised around kinship and cooperation rather than fortification, with individual timber roundhouses or stone-built structures arranged informally across the landscape.
The settlement is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland designation SM6217. The site contributes to understanding patterns of Iron Age settlement hierarchy and land use in eastern Scotland, where unenclosed communities coexisted with their more visibly fortified counterparts. The underlying Devonian geology has influenced both the site's preservation and its suitability for archaeological investigation.
Newbarns, unenclosed settlement 520m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6217. View the official record →
Newbarns is an unenclosed settlement situated 520 metres north-east of the township of Newbarns in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6217.
Newbarns, unenclosed settlement 520m NE 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 SM6217.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Raesmill Burn, unenclosed settlement 300m ESE of Anniston Mill (1.1 km), St Murdoch's Chapel, church and burial ground (2.1 km), Ethie Mains,fort 750m SE of (2.4 km).
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Newbarns, unenclosed settlement 520m NE of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.