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Old Montrose Enclosure and Ring Ditches is a post-medieval enclosure situated 600 metres west-south-west of Montrose in Angus, Scotland. The monument comprises an enclosure defined by substantial earthwork boundaries alongside a series of ring ditches, archaeological features that typically represent the remnants of prehistoric or Romano-British circular structures. The site lies on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, composed of sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, geology that would have provided workable ground for the construction and maintenance of the earthwork defences characteristic of post-medieval settlement patterns in the region.
The ring ditches present at Old Montrose suggest a longer history of human occupation at this location than the post-medieval enclosure alone might indicate, with such features frequently indicating Bronze Age or Iron Age settlement activity. The combination of these two archaeological components—the later enclosure overlying or existing alongside earlier circular structures—illustrates the palimpsest of land use typical of many Scottish lowland sites. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6119, recognising its significance within the archaeological record of Angus.
Old Montrose,enclosure and ring ditches 600m WSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6119. View the official record →
Old Montrose Enclosure and Ring Ditches is a post-medieval enclosure situated 600 metres west-south-west of Montrose in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6119.
Old Montrose,enclosure and ring ditches 600m WSW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure and ring ditches. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Old Montrose,enclosure and ring ditches 600m WSW 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 SM6119.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newbarns, unenclosed settlements 190m SSE of and 245m ESE of (8.1 km), Newbarns, enclosure and ring ditch 345m SSW of (8.1 km), Newbarns, unenclosed settlement 150m NNW of Waterside Cottage (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Old Montrose,enclosure and ring ditches 600m WSW 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.
Old Montrose,enclosure and ring ditches 600m WSW of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.