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Newbarns is an unenclosed settlement located in Angus, Scotland, situated on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group formed during the Pragian period. The underlying geology comprises sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, which would have influenced both the settlement's development and the character of the landscape available for cultivation and pasture. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5916.
Unenclosed settlements of this type, lacking the defensive ditches and banks characteristic of Iron Age hillforts, represent a widespread form of domestic occupation across Scotland. At Newbarns, the settlement structure reflects patterns of agriculture and social organisation typical of prehistoric or early medieval communities who did not require or employ formal boundary works around their dwellings. The local topography and solid geology created conditions suitable for such habitation.
The monument's designation recognises its archaeological significance as evidence of settlement patterns and land use in Angus during the prehistoric or early medieval periods. The survival of structural remains at Newbarns contributes to understanding how communities adapted to the local environment and organised their domestic and agricultural lives across the centuries.
Newbarns, unenclosed settlements 190m SSE of and 245m ESE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5916. View the official record →
Newbarns is an unenclosed settlement located in Angus, Scotland, situated on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group formed during the Pragian period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5916.
Newbarns, unenclosed settlements 190m SSE of and 245m ESE 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 SM5916.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Raesmill Burn, unenclosed settlement 300m ESE of Anniston Mill (0.5 km), St Murdoch's Chapel, church and burial ground (2.1 km), Ethie Mains,fort 750m SE of (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Newbarns, unenclosed settlements 190m SSE of and 245m ESE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Newbarns, unenclosed settlements 190m SSE of and 245m ESE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.