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Belliduff Cairn is a medieval cairn located in Perthshire, Scotland, 380 metres north-east of Belmont Castle. The monument stands on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation of Pragian age comprising sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This varied stonework provided local building material readily available to medieval communities in the area.
Medieval cairns like Belliduff represent a distinctive monument type constructed during the medieval period, often serving commemorative, territorial or ritual functions. The juxtaposition of this cairn with the nearby castle suggests settlement and land use patterns characteristic of medieval Perthshire, where such monuments frequently cluster around centres of secular power and administration.
The cairn is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM7325, recognising its significance as part of the medieval archaeological landscape of Perthshire. Its survival on this exposed site, built from the local sandstone bedrock, provides evidence of construction practices and land use patterns during the medieval period in eastern Scotland.
Belliduff, cairn 380m NE of Belmont Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7325. View the official record →
Belliduff Cairn is a medieval cairn located in Perthshire, Scotland, 380 metres north-east of Belmont Castle. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7325.
Belliduff, cairn 380m NE of Belmont Castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a cairn 380m ne of belmont castle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Belliduff, cairn 380m NE of Belmont Castle 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 SM7325.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kinpurnie Castle,cairn 400m WNW of (3.6 km), High Keillor, symbol stone and cairn, 280m NW of (4.7 km), West Mains, cairn 700m NNE of (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Belliduff, cairn 380m NE of Belmont Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Belliduff, cairn 380m NE of Belmont Castle stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.