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Blackbank hut circles is a prehistoric settlement site located 600 metres north-north-west of Blackbank in Perthshire, Scotland. The site comprises multiple circular stone foundations representing domestic dwellings from the Iron Age or earlier periods. These structures were constructed on bedrock formed from Silurian to Devonian mafic lavas and tuffs, volcanic rocks that weather to create fertile soils suitable for prehistoric settlement and agriculture.
The hut circles represent a form of settlement typical of highland and upland Scotland during the later prehistoric period. Inhabitants would have exploited the local landscape for subsistence farming and pastoral activities, taking advantage of the moderately elevated terrain. The volcanic geology underlying the site would have provided building stone readily available for constructing the substantial stone-built roundhouses characteristic of communities during this era.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM7331, recognising its importance to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in central Scotland. The preservation of multiple structures at Blackbank provides archaeological evidence of communal organisation and domestic life in this upland region during antiquity.
Blackbank, hut circles 600m NNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7331. View the official record →
Blackbank hut circles is a prehistoric settlement site located 600 metres north-north-west of Blackbank in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7331.
Blackbank, hut circles 600m NNW 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 SM7331.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow and pit alignment, 205m NE and 100m NNW of Westways (6.6 km), The Grey Stone, standing stone and unenclosed settlement, 240m W of Keepers Cottage (7 km), Gallowflat, unenclosed settlement 150m NE of (7.1 km).
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Blackbank, hut circles 600m NNW of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.