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Pitmuies Cottages Ring Ditches is a prehistoric monument located in Angus, Scotland, comprising a series of ring ditches situated to the south-west of the settlement. These earthworks represent the surviving ground-level traces of one or more circular structures, likely to have been domestic dwellings or ritual enclosures dating to the Bronze Age. Ring ditches of this type typically mark the locations of timber-built roundhouses, with the ditch serving both defensive and drainage functions around the perimeter of the structure.
The site lies upon bedrock formed during the Devonian period, comprising mafic lava and mafic tuff belonging to an unnamed sequence of extrusive rocks. This volcanic geology underlies much of the Angus landscape and would have influenced both settlement patterns and the working of the land in prehistoric times. The surrounding terrain would have shaped the availability of suitable building materials and the drainage characteristics important for settlement location.
Pitmuies Cottages Ring Ditches is now protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM6087. The scheduling acknowledges the site's archaeological significance as a record of early settlement and social organisation in this region. Despite their modest appearance today, these ring ditches remain important witnesses to Bronze Age life and land use in Angus.
Pitmuies Cottages,ring ditches SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6087. View the official record →
Pitmuies Cottages Ring Ditches is a prehistoric monument located in Angus, Scotland, comprising a series of ring ditches situated to the south-west of the settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6087.
Pitmuies Cottages,ring ditches 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 SM6087.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dumbarrow Hill, dun 230m ENE of Hillkirk (2.8 km), West Mains of Colliston,enclosure 300m WNW of (4.4 km), Newton of Boysack, unenclosed settlement 410m SE of (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Pitmuies Cottages,ring ditches SW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Pitmuies Cottages,ring ditches SW of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.