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Sauchinford Cottages Ring Ditch is a prehistoric circular earthwork situated 300 metres south-south-east of Sauchinford Cottages in Stirlingshire. Ring ditches of this type typically date to the Bronze Age and represent the remains of domestic or funerary structures, with the ditch marking the perimeter of what would once have been a timber-built roundhouse or ceremonial enclosure. The monument lies on bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks of Westphalian age that form the underlying geology of this part of central Scotland.
The ring ditch survives as an archaeological earthwork beneath the modern landscape, preserving evidence of Iron Age or Bronze Age settlement patterns in the Forth valley region. Such monuments are commonly associated with small farming communities that exploited the fertile lowland soils of Stirlingshire during prehistory.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's records, designated SM6479, reflecting its significance as an archaeological resource. Protection ensures that the buried deposits and structural evidence remain available for future study and that the monument's landscape context is preserved.
Sauchinford Cottages,ring ditch 300m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6479. View the official record →
Sauchinford Cottages Ring Ditch is a prehistoric circular earthwork situated 300 metres south-south-east of Sauchinford Cottages in Stirlingshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6479.
Sauchinford Cottages,ring ditch 300m SSE 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 SM6479.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, 300m NW of Milnquarter (8.4 km), Antonine Wall, 80m WSW of Seabegs Place (8.6 km), Antonine Wall, Milnquarter, Roman temporary camp 240m SE of (8.7 km).
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Sauchinford Cottages,ring ditch 300m SSE of stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.