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White Caterthun is a complex of prehistoric and later settlement remains located in Angus, Scotland, approximately 800 metres west of its companion monument. The site comprises houses, cairns and associated field systems that accumulated across multiple periods of occupation. It sits upon bedrock of the Strathmore Group, a sandstone formation with interspersed conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone deposits laid down during the Emsian period of the Devonian.
The survival of structural remains including both domestic buildings and burial cairns indicates sustained use of this fertile landscape. The agricultural fields visible at the site demonstrate how inhabitants adapted their environment to support farming communities. This layering of activity—settlement, burial and cultivation—reflects the importance of the location within the broader settlement pattern of prehistoric Angus.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM4571. The combination of different monument types within a single landscape provides evidence for understanding how communities integrated habitation, ritual, and subsistence practices across the generations. The underlying geology of sandstone and associated rocks would have influenced both settlement location and the availability of building materials and cultivable land.
White Caterthun,houses,cairns and fields 800m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4571. View the official record →
White Caterthun is a complex of prehistoric and later settlement remains located in Angus, Scotland, approximately 800 metres west of its companion monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4571.
White Caterthun,houses,cairns and fields 800m W 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 SM4571.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mains of Careston, barrows 100m E of (6 km), Vayne Castle, castle 290m SSW of Vayne (7.5 km), Broomknowe,enclosure 200m W of (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of White Caterthun,houses,cairns and fields 800m W of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
White Caterthun,houses,cairns and fields 800m W of stands on Strathmore Group, bedrock that formed in the Emsian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.