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Red Castle is a medieval barrow and settlement located in Angus, Scotland, situated 125 metres south-west of Castle View. The monument comprises earthworks indicative of both funerary and residential occupation from the medieval period. The site is constructed upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that underlies much of the surrounding landscape.
The barrow element represents a burial mound, likely associated with the settlement that occupied the immediate vicinity. Medieval settlements in Scotland frequently incorporated both domestic and funerary features within their layouts, reflecting the communal and manorial structures of the period. The combination of barrow and settlement at this location demonstrates patterns of organised land use typical of medieval rural occupation in eastern Scotland.
Red Castle is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM6404, ensuring the preservation of this archaeological record. The monument contributes to understanding medieval settlement patterns and burial practices across Angus, documenting the landscape's occupation during the post-Norman period in Scotland.
Red Castle, barrow and settlement 125m SW of Castle View is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6404. View the official record →
Red Castle is a medieval barrow and settlement located in Angus, Scotland, situated 125 metres south-west of Castle View. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6404.
Red Castle, barrow and settlement 125m SW of Castle View dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a barrow and settlement 125m sw of castle view. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Red Castle, barrow and settlement 125m SW of Castle View 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 SM6404.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Raesmill Burn, unenclosed settlement 300m ESE of Anniston Mill (2.6 km), St Murdoch's Chapel, church and burial ground (3.4 km), Ethie Mains,fort 750m SE of (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Red Castle, barrow and settlement 125m SW of Castle View's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Red Castle, barrow and settlement 125m SW of Castle View stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.