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Ravensby House ring ditch is a prehistoric circular earthwork located in Angus, Scotland, approximately 100 metres south-east of Ravensby House. Ring ditches of this type typically date to the Bronze Age and represent the remains of domestic settlements, ritual monuments or burial sites, though their precise function often remains unclear. The monument survives as a buried or partially visible circular ditch, which would have originally enclosed a central area.
The site lies upon the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation of Pragian age comprising primarily sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This local bedrock would have influenced both the monument's construction and its subsequent preservation, affecting drainage patterns and soil development across the site. The underlying sandstone geology is typical of the Lower Devonian landscape throughout this region of Angus.
The ring ditch is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM6568. This designation recognises its importance as an archaeological site contributing to understanding of Bronze Age settlement and land use in eastern Scotland. The monument's survival, whether as an earthwork or as subsurface archaeological remains, makes it a valuable resource for studying prehistoric communities and their relationship with the local landscape.
Ravensby House, ring ditch 100m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6568. View the official record →
Ravensby House ring ditch is a prehistoric circular earthwork located in Angus, Scotland, approximately 100 metres south-east of Ravensby House. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6568.
Ravensby House, ring ditch 100m 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 SM6568.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Unenclosed settlements and round barrow 112m ESE of Ravensby Coach House (0.2 km), Barry, enclosure 350m S of Ravensby House (0.3 km), Greenlawhill, unenclosed settlement (0.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Ravensby House, ring ditch 100m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Ravensby House, ring ditch 100m SE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.