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Blackhill, palisaded enclosure 260m SW of, is a Post-Medieval palisaded enclosure located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site consists of an enclosure defined by a timber palisade, a defensive or demarcatory feature characteristic of Post-Medieval settlement and land management practices in the Scottish Highlands. Such enclosures served various functions including stock containment, protection of dwellings or economic structures, and delineation of territory during a period of significant social and economic change in northern Scotland. The monument is recorded within the Highlands and Islands archaeology database under Historic Environment Scotland designation SM11428.
Blackhill, palisaded enclosure 260m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11428. View the official record →
Blackhill, palisaded enclosure 260m SW of, is a Post-Medieval palisaded enclosure located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11428.
Blackhill, palisaded enclosure 260m SW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a palisaded enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Blackhill, palisaded enclosure 260m SW 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 SM11428.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Daltullich House, enclosure 245m NE of (6.3 km), Bogbain Wood, hut circle and field system 400m SSW of Bogbain Farm (6.5 km), Druid Temple Farm, chambered cairn and stone circle 230m WSW of (6.6 km).
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