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Berryhill mortuary enclosures and pit-alignment is a post-medieval burial monument located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated approximately 150 metres north of a reference point now lost to later development. The site comprises multiple enclosures associated with the burial customs of the early modern period, accompanied by a linear arrangement of pits that characterise this distinctive form of funerary landscape. Such monuments reflect the transitional practices between medieval and fully modern burial arrangements in rural Scotland.
The monument sits upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a Pragian-age formation comprising sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This underlying geology would have influenced both the excavation of the pit features and the construction and preservation of the enclosure structures. The sandy soils derived from these parent rocks supported the agricultural landscape of post-medieval Perthshire.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7184. This designation recognises the archaeological and historical significance of the mortuary enclosures and pit-alignment as evidence of local burial practice and community organisation during the post-medieval period. The monument contributes to understanding of rural ceremonial and funerary traditions in early modern Scotland.
Berryhill, mortuary enclosures and pit-alignment 150m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7184. View the official record →
Berryhill mortuary enclosures and pit-alignment is a post-medieval burial monument located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated approximately 150 metres north of a reference point now lost to later development.
Berryhill, mortuary enclosures and pit-alignment 150m N of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a mortuary enclosures and pit-alignment. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Berryhill, mortuary enclosures and pit-alignment 150m N 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 SM7184.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Balgarvie, unenclosed settlement 350m ESE of (6.4 km), Mill of Bonhard, unenclosed settlement and standing stone 200m S of (6.7 km), Fort, 80m SE of 65 Lumsden Crescent, Almondbank (7.5 km).
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Berryhill, mortuary enclosures and pit-alignment 150m N of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.