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Balnaguard settlements and field systems is a post-medieval archaeological complex situated approximately 1900 metres south of Balnaguard in Perthshire, Scotland. The monument comprises the remains of historic settlements and associated agricultural field systems, preserving evidence of rural land use and habitation practices from the period following the medieval era. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5320.
The landscape in which Balnaguard is situated rests upon bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, composed of psammite and pelite formations that date from the Middle Cambrian period. This underlying geology, with its mixture of sandy and clay-rich metamorphic rocks, has influenced both the drainage patterns and agricultural potential of the surrounding terrain. Such geological foundations are characteristic of the upland Perthshire landscape and would have shaped decisions about settlement placement and field organisation during the post-medieval period.
The field systems and settlement remains at Balnaguard represent the material expression of rural community life during the centuries following the early modern transition. The combination of settlement sites and their contemporary field layouts provides evidence for understanding historic agriculture, land tenure and domestic organisation in this region of central Scotland.
Balnaguard,settlements & field systems 1900m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5320. View the official record →
Balnaguard settlements and field systems is a post-medieval archaeological complex situated approximately 1900 metres south of Balnaguard in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5320.
Balnaguard,settlements & field systems 1900m S of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a settlements & field systems. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Balnaguard,settlements & field systems 1900m S 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 SM5320.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Creag Eilid,settlements,field system and cairn 1000m ESE of (0.8 km), Meall Uaine, round houses 940m, 1020m and 1040m NE of Loch Scoly (1.7 km), Kincraigie, homestead 170m NNW of (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Balnaguard,settlements & field systems 1900m S 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.
Balnaguard,settlements & field systems 1900m S of stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.