© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Newbigging is a post-medieval unenclosed settlement and palisaded enclosure situated in Angus, Scotland. The settlement comprises a dispersed arrangement of dwellings without regular field boundaries, reflecting farming practices of the early modern period. A wooden palisade enclosed a portion of the site, indicating defensive or boundary-marking purposes typical of settlements in this region during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries.
The monument sits upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a geological formation of Late Devonian age comprising interbedded sandstone and conglomerate. This solid foundation of sedimentary rock has supported human occupation across many centuries, providing stable ground for construction and cultivation.
Today Newbigging is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM6099, recognising its significance for understanding post-medieval settlement patterns in Angus. The surviving earthworks and the underlying geology together document how rural communities adapted to and exploited the landscape during the early modern period.
Newbigging,unenclosed settlement and palisaded enclosure SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6099. View the official record →
Newbigging is a post-medieval unenclosed settlement and palisaded enclosure situated in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6099.
Newbigging,unenclosed settlement and palisaded enclosure SW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a unenclosed settlement and palisaded enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Newbigging,unenclosed settlement and palisaded enclosure SW 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 SM6099.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Denhead Cottage,enclosure 200m W of (4.2 km), Maryton Law, cairn, 500m SSW of Torkirk House (4.3 km), Buckiemill,fort 450m SSE of (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Newbigging,unenclosed settlement and palisaded enclosure SW of'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.
Newbigging,unenclosed settlement and palisaded enclosure SW of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.