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Banheath is a post-medieval farmstead and its associated cultivation remains situated in Perthshire, Scotland. The site lies approximately 1050 metres south-south-west of the settlement centre, occupying ground underlain by Devonian extrusive rocks—mafic lavas and tuffs formed during the Silurian to Devonian period. This ancient volcanic bedrock would have influenced both the landscape and the working properties of the soil available to the farmstead's inhabitants.
The farmstead represents the agricultural settlement pattern typical of post-medieval rural Scotland, a period during which individual enclosed farms became increasingly common across the Lowland and Midland regions. The surviving cultivation remains visible around Banheath reflect the organisation of arable and pastoral land use associated with the domestic settlement, demonstrating the relationship between house and field that characterised farming communities during this era.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM7595, recognising its significance as evidence of post-medieval agricultural settlement and land use in Perthshire. The site contributes to understanding the development of the Scottish rural landscape during a formative period of agricultural and social change.
Banheath, farmstead and cultivation remains 1050m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7595. View the official record →
Banheath is a post-medieval farmstead and its associated cultivation remains situated in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7595.
Banheath, farmstead and cultivation remains 1050m SSW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a farmstead and cultivation remains. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Banheath, farmstead and cultivation remains 1050m SSW 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 SM7595.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including East Biggs, hut circles 800m ESE of (2.7 km), Cecilmount, fort 350m SW of (3 km), Fort, 210m SW of Brookfield House (3 km).
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Banheath, farmstead and cultivation remains 1050m SSW of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.