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Plean Farm ring ditch is a prehistoric circular earthwork located in Stirlingshire, Scotland, approximately 800 metres south-east of Plean Farm. The monument consists of a ditch forming a complete or near-complete ring, a characteristic feature of Bronze Age ceremonial or domestic sites in Scotland. Ring ditches of this type typically enclosed timber or stone structures, though the internal features are no longer visible. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6481.
The ring ditch sits upon bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period of the Carboniferous age. These local geological conditions would have shaped construction methods and site drainage. The Stirlingshire landscape in which the monument stands has a long history of settlement and land use, making this ring ditch part of the region's important prehistoric heritage.
The earthwork survives as an archaeological and historical record of Bronze Age land use and settlement patterns in central Scotland. The monument's scheduled protection ensures its preservation for future study and understanding of this period in Scottish prehistory.
Plean Farm,ring ditch 800m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6481. View the official record →
Plean Farm ring ditch is a prehistoric circular earthwork located in Stirlingshire, Scotland, approximately 800 metres south-east of Plean Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6481.
Plean Farm,ring ditch 800m SE 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 SM6481.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, 300m NW of Milnquarter (8.1 km), Antonine Wall, 80m WSW of Seabegs Place (8.3 km), Antonine Wall, Milnquarter, Roman temporary camp 240m SE of (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Plean Farm,ring ditch 800m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Plean Farm,ring ditch 800m SE of stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.