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Iron Age · Dun 250m w of kingennie house

St Bride's Ring, dun 250m W of Kingennie House

Scotland
HES SM134
Period
Iron Age
Site type
Dun 250m w of kingennie house
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

St Bride's Ring is a Iron Age dun situated 250 metres west of Kingennie House in Angus, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock of mafic igneous origin, formed during the Early Devonian period as part of an unnamed intrusion of Late Silurian to Early Devonian age. This underlying geology of dark, dense volcanic rock would have provided a naturally stable foundation for the defensive structure characteristic of duns of this period.

Duns were fortified homesteads typical of Iron Age Scotland, designed to provide refuge and demonstrate the status of their inhabitants. St Bride's Ring exemplifies this settlement form, occupying a landscape shaped by ancient geology and positioned to control the surrounding terrain. The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM134, recognising its significance as a record of Iron Age settlement patterns and fortification strategies in Angus.

St Bride's Ring, dun 250m W of Kingennie House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM134. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is St Bride's Ring, dun 250m W of Kingennie House?

St Bride's Ring is a Iron Age dun situated 250 metres west of Kingennie House in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM134.

What period does St Bride's Ring, dun 250m W of Kingennie House date from?

St Bride's Ring, dun 250m W of Kingennie House dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a dun 250m w of kingennie house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting St Bride's Ring, dun 250m W of Kingennie House?

St Bride's Ring, dun 250m W of Kingennie House 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 SM134.

What other scheduled monuments are near St Bride's Ring, dun 250m W of Kingennie House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lawhouses, enclosure 400m SE of (9.3 km), Lawhouses, unenclosed settlement 300m SW and 450m S of (9.3 km), Lawhouses, enclosures 650m SE of (9.4 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Lawhouses, enclosure 400m SE of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure9.3 km
Lawhouses, unenclosed settlement 300m SW and 450m S of
Unenclosed settlement 300m sw and9.3 km
Lawhouses, enclosures 650m SE of
Post-Medieval · Enclosures9.4 km
Lawhouses, unenclosed settlement 500m SSE of
Unenclosed settlement9.4 km
Fetterdale, unenclosed settlement 300m NW of
Unenclosed settlement9.5 km
Lawhouses, unenclosed settlement 600m SSE of
Unenclosed settlement9.5 km
Morton, timber hall and enclosure 240m SSE of
Post-Medieval · Timber hall and enclosure9.6 km
Morton, Mesolithic settlement 350m SE of
Mesolithic settlement9.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under St Bride's Ring, dun 250m W of Kingennie House

St Bride's Ring, dun 250m W of Kingennie House stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.

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