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Allean Cottages is a homestead and rectangular buildings located in Perthshire, Scotland, comprising a complex of structures situated approximately 70 metres west-south-west of a point marked on historical records. The site is afforded statutory protection by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM5427, recognising its archaeological and historical significance within the broader settlement pattern of the region.
The buildings occupy ground underlain by the Argyll Group, a sequence of metamorphic rocks comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite that were formed during the Neoproterozoic era and subsequently metamorphosed during the Caledonian mountain-building period. This geology has shaped both the landscape character and the building materials available to successive occupants of the site throughout its history.
The homestead complex represents a phase of rural settlement and agricultural organisation in Perthshire whose chronology and developmental history would be established through archaeological investigation. The rectangular form of the associated buildings is consistent with structures of early modern or later medieval date, though definitive phasing requires detailed field survey and analysis. The monument contributes to understanding patterns of settlement distribution and land use in upland Perthshire over multiple historical periods.
Allean Cottages,homestead and rectangular buildings 70m WSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5427. View the official record →
Allean Cottages is a homestead and rectangular buildings located in Perthshire, Scotland, comprising a complex of structures situated approximately 70 metres west-south-west of a point marked on historical records. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5427.
Allean Cottages,homestead and rectangular buildings 70m WSW of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM5427.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Edradynate Castle, earthwork 120m E of Milton of Cluny (8 km), Glassie, standing stone 960m NW of (8.6 km), Tom of Cluny,chambered cairns 450m SSW of (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Allean Cottages,homestead and rectangular buildings 70m WSW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Allean Cottages,homestead and rectangular buildings 70m WSW of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.