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Remains of an entrenched camp, built 1644, in advance of the engagement between James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, and the Covenanting forces under the Earl of Argyll. Rather than become besieged within the castle, Montrose deployed his troops on rising ground to the east and trenches were dug to improve the defensive position. The surviving earthwork comprises a Y-shaped trench running for some 275m although originally the trench system is likely to have been considerably greater in extent. The south part is well preserved, averaging 5m in width and 1.5m deep, but the two northern portions have suffered from afforestation. Montrose was unsuccessfully attacked by the Covenanter's Army under Earl of Argyll.
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Historic Environment Records (HER)