Friockheim, Hatton Mill Farm
Overview
Friockheim, Hatton Mill Farm is recorded as Ditch (period Unknown), Kiln (period Unknown)(possible), Pit(s) (period Unknown), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Ring Ditch (period Unknown), Structure (period Unknown) in Scotland Angus. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Friockheim, Hatton Mill Farm as Ditch (period Unknown), Kiln (period Unknown)(possible), Pit(s) (period Unknown), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Ring Ditch (period Unknown), Structure (period Unknown).
Who lived here and when
The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Friockheim, Hatton Mill Farm as Ditch (period Unknown), Kiln (period Unknown)(possible), Pit(s) (period Unknown), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Ring Ditch (period Unknown), Structure (period Unknown).
Homes and daily life
The label Ditch (period Unknown), Kiln (period Unknown)(possible), Pit(s) (period Unknown), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Ring Ditch (period Unknown), Structure (period Unknown) gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What was found
The official record fixes the place and calls it Ditch (period Unknown), Kiln (period Unknown)(possible), Pit(s) (period Unknown), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Ring Ditch (period Unknown), Structure (period Unknown). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it ended
The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.
Why it mattered
Friockheim, Hatton Mill Farm matters as a recorded ditch (period unknown), kiln (period unknown)(possible), pit(s) (period unknown), rig and furrow (medieval) - (post medieval), ring ditch (period unknown), structure (period unknown) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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