Upper Victoria
Overview
Upper Victoria is recorded as Linear Feature(s) (prehistoric), Pit (prehistoric), Man-made underground passage(s) (prehistoric), Animal Remains (bone)(prehistoric), Implement(s) (stone)(prehistoric), Quern(s) (prehistoric) in Scotland Angus. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Upper Victoria as Linear Feature(s) (prehistoric), Pit (prehistoric), Man-made underground passage(s) (prehistoric), Animal Remains (bone)(prehistoric), Implement(s) (stone)(prehistoric), Quern(s) (prehistoric).
Who lived here and when
The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Upper Victoria as Linear Feature(s) (prehistoric), Pit (prehistoric), Man-made underground passage(s) (prehistoric), Animal Remains (bone)(prehistoric), Implement(s) (stone)(prehistoric), Quern(s) (prehistoric).
Homes and daily life
The label Linear Feature(s) (prehistoric), Pit (prehistoric), Man-made underground passage(s) (prehistoric), Animal Remains (bone)(prehistoric), Implement(s) (stone)(prehistoric), Quern(s) (prehistoric) 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 Linear Feature(s) (prehistoric), Pit (prehistoric), Man-made underground passage(s) (prehistoric), Animal Remains (bone)(prehistoric), Implement(s) (stone)(prehistoric), Quern(s) (prehistoric). 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
Upper Victoria matters as a recorded linear feature(s) (prehistoric), pit (prehistoric), man-made underground passage(s) (prehistoric), animal remains (bone)(prehistoric), implement(s) (stone)(prehistoric), quern(s) (prehistoric) 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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