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Unenclosed settlement and long barrow 320m south-south-west of Nether Kelly is a Neolithic funerary and domestic monument in Angus, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The site comprises evidence of both burial practice and contemporary settlement activity, reflecting the integrated use of landscape characteristic of early farming communities in north-east Scotland. The monument lies on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a Pragian-age formation of interbedded sandstone, conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone that would have presented a mixed terrain of manageable soils suitable for early agricultural exploitation.
Long barrows served as communal burial monuments for Neolithic populations, typically constructed over several centuries and modified through successive interments. The settlement associated with this barrow indicates that the site held sustained significance beyond its funerary function, suggesting occupation or repeated visitation by the communities who used it for burial.
The monument survives in the rolling agricultural landscape south-west of Nether Kelly, where the underlying geology has shaped both prehistoric land use and later farming patterns. The combination of barrow and settlement evidence makes it a valuable record of Neolithic lifeways in the Angus region.
Unenclosed settlement and long barrow, 320m SSW of Nether Kelly is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6624. View the official record →
Unenclosed settlement and long barrow 320m south-south-west of Nether Kelly is a Neolithic funerary and domestic monument in Angus, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6624.
Unenclosed settlement and long barrow, 320m SSW of Nether Kelly 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 SM6624.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure and roundhouse, 220m SE of 6 Mains of Kelly Farm Cottages (0.7 km), Cotton of Balcathie, unenclosed settlement 700m WSW of (0.8 km), Unenclosed settlement and enclosure, 240m SSW of Three Mile Wood Cottage (0.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Unenclosed settlement and long barrow, 320m SSW of Nether Kelly's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Unenclosed settlement and long barrow, 320m SSW of Nether Kelly stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.