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Borenich is a post-medieval farmstead located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated approximately 570 metres north-north-west of its reference point. The monument stands on bedrock composed of Argyll Group quartzite, a durable stone formed during the Neoproterozoic era, which would have influenced both the landscape character and the availability of building materials for the farmstead's construction. The quartzite bedrock underlying this region is typical of the Highlands' ancient geology, creating the undulating terrain characteristic of rural Perthshire.
As a post-medieval farmstead, Borenich represents the agricultural settlement pattern that developed in Scotland following the medieval period. Such farmsteads were typically working landscapes combining domestic and agricultural functions, with buildings arranged to suit the terrain and local conditions. The specific layout and surviving structures at Borenich reflect the practical adaptations farmers made to Perthshire's upland environment.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the designation SM7756, recognising its importance to understanding rural settlement and land use in post-medieval Scotland. The farmstead contributes to the broader archaeological record of how communities organised their working landscape across this distinctive region of quartzite uplands.
Borenich, farmstead 570m NNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7756. View the official record →
Borenich is a post-medieval farmstead located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated approximately 570 metres north-north-west of its reference point.
Borenich, farmstead 570m NNW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a farmstead. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Borenich, farmstead 570m 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 SM7756.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tom Chaiseil, homestead (5.8 km), Glassie, standing stone 960m NW of (9.1 km), Glassie, cup-and-ring-marked stone and cup-marked stones NW of (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Borenich, farmstead 570m NNW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Borenich, farmstead 570m NNW of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is quartzite.