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Raesmill Burn is an unenclosed settlement located 300 metres east-south-east of Anniston Mill in Angus, Scotland. The site lies upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation of Pragian age composed primarily of sandstone with subordinate bands of conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This varied geology would have influenced both the building materials available to the settlement's inhabitants and the character of the surrounding landscape.
Unenclosed settlements of this type represent a distinctive form of prehistoric and early historic occupation in Scotland, typically comprising clusters of roundhouses without surrounding defensive or stock-control earthworks. The specific topography and geology of the Raesmill Burn location would have shaped how the settlement was organised and utilised by its community.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduling reference SM5918, recognising its archaeological significance and ensuring the preservation of evidence relating to settlement patterns and domestic life in early medieval or prehistoric Angus.
Raesmill Burn, unenclosed settlement 300m ESE of Anniston Mill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5918. View the official record →
Raesmill Burn is an unenclosed settlement located 300 metres east-south-east of Anniston Mill in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5918.
Raesmill Burn, unenclosed settlement 300m ESE of Anniston Mill 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 SM5918.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Murdoch's Chapel, church and burial ground (2.1 km), Ethie Mains,fort 750m SE of (2.1 km), Prail Castle,fort (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Raesmill Burn, unenclosed settlement 300m ESE of Anniston Mill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Raesmill Burn, unenclosed settlement 300m ESE of Anniston Mill stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.