What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Nether Kelly as Enclosure (period Unknown), Mortuary Enclosure (neolithic), Pit(s) (period Unknown), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Ring Ditch(s) (period Unknown). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Nether Kelly is a fairy fort (ringfort/rath) in Scotland, likely dating to the early medieval period, characterized by a ring ditch and possibly associated with later agricultural features such as rig and furrow. Local folklore may connect it to supernatural or otherworldly beings, as is common with such sites in Scottish tradition, though specific stories are not widely recorded.
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Places near here
BalcathieFour Poster Stone Circle (bronze Age)(possible), Pit(s) (period Unknown), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Unenclosed Settlement (period Unknown) · 218 yd
Mains of KellyPit(s) (period Unknown), Man-made underground passage (prehistoric)(possible), Unenclosed Settlement (period Unknown) · 437 yd
Penston BurnCultivation Remains (period Unassigned), Township (period Unassigned) · 612 yd
Arbirlot FallsWaterfall · 1.0 mi
Arbirlot, BridgeBridge (19th Century) · 1.0 mi
Arbroath War MemorialMonument · 2.0 mi
Mortuary ChapelMemorial · 2.1 mi
Inchcape ParkNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
Signal Tower MuseumMuseum · 2.3 mi
Arbroath Harbour OfficeVisitor information · 2.5 mi
King William the LionHeritage attraction · 2.7 mi
Pitcundrum WoodWood · 2.9 mi