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Allt Dhuin Croisg is a post-medieval farmstead located in Perthshire, Scotland. The settlement occupies ground underlain by Neoproterozoic bedrock of the Argyll Group, comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite deposits that weather to provide the mixed soils typical of the region's pastoral landscape. This geological foundation would have supported the grazing land essential to a Highland farmstead, whilst the metamorphic bedrock could be worked for building stone.
The farmstead represents the pattern of rural settlement that developed across Perthshire following the medieval period, when individual farms increasingly replaced earlier forms of communal agriculture. The site's location in the valley of the Allt Dhuin Croisg, a minor watercourse, reflects the importance of water access and sheltered ground in farmstead siting. Such settlements typically combined permanent dwellings with outbuildings for stock and storage, arranged according to the practical demands of mixed farming and the availability of local materials.
The farmstead is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10717, recognising its value as evidence of rural life and land use in the post-medieval Highlands. The site contributes to understanding how farming communities adapted to and shaped the Perthshire landscape across several centuries.
Allt Dhuin Croisg, farmstead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10717. View the official record →
Allt Dhuin Croisg is a post-medieval farmstead located in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10717.
Allt Dhuin Croisg, farmstead dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a farmstead. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Allt Dhuin Croisg, farmstead 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 SM10717.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Allt Dhuin Croisg, peat stores (0.2 km), Tirai,settlement and standing stone (0.9 km), Duncroisk, cross-incised rock 325m NE of (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Allt Dhuin Croisg, farmstead'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.
Allt Dhuin Croisg, farmstead stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.