What is recorded here
West Mains, Red Castle holds an enclosure, a pit and a possible Iron Age underground passage in Angus, Scotland. The ground may still cover a narrow tunnel cut by human hands, while the enclosure and pit await clearer dating. A person may have walked that dark passage, listened for water or avoided a predator above. The exact purpose remains unknown, but the shape suggests intention rather than chance.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records West Mains, Red Castle as Enclosure (period Unknown), Pit (period Unknown), Man-made underground passage (iron Age)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
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