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Common Hill is a homestead located in Stirlingshire, Scotland, and is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1732. The site occupies bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, a sequence of sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period of the Carboniferous era, which provides a stable geological foundation across this region of central Scotland.
The homestead represents the settlement pattern typical of rural Scotland, where families occupied modest enclosed sites for domestic and agricultural purposes. The Clackmannan Group bedrock underlying the monument consists of cycles of sedimentary deposits characteristic of the coal-bearing strata that define much of Stirlingshire's geology, offering the solid ground necessary for sustained habitation.
The designation as a scheduled monument reflects the archaeological significance of the site in understanding the history of settlement and land use in Stirlingshire. The preservation of homestead sites such as Common Hill provides evidence of how communities adapted to and exploited the landscape and resources of this coal-bearing region during their period of occupation.
Common Hill,homestead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1732. View the official record →
Common Hill is a homestead located in Stirlingshire, Scotland, and is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1732.
Common Hill,homestead 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 SM1732.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, 80m WSW of Seabegs Place (8.1 km), Antonine Wall, Seabegs Wood, rampart, ditch and Military Way (8.3 km), Antonine Wall, Milnquarter, Roman temporary camp 240m SE of (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Common Hill,homestead'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.
Common Hill,homestead stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.