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Coulshill hut circle and enclosure is a post-medieval settlement site located in Perthshire, Scotland. The monument comprises a hut circle with associated enclosure, representing the domestic and pastoral arrangements of early modern highland life. Such structures typically date from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, when rural communities across Scotland maintained smallholdings away from larger settlements.
The site sits upon Devonian bedrock composed of mafic lava and tuff, volcanic rocks that characterise much of the Perthshire landscape. This geology influenced settlement patterns, with earlier communities selecting locations offering good drainage and natural shelter. The hut circle's construction would have exploited the local stone resources to create substantial walls, whilst the associated enclosure would have contained livestock or demarcated cultivated ground.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM7589, acknowledging its significance as evidence of rural settlement and land use in post-medieval Perthshire. The survival of such upland sites provides important archaeological record of how communities adapted to and utilised the Scottish highlands during this transformative period of Scottish history.
Coulshill, hut circle and enclosure 400m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7589. View the official record →
Coulshill hut circle and enclosure is a post-medieval settlement site located in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7589.
Coulshill, hut circle and enclosure 400m SE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a hut circle and enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Coulshill, hut circle and enclosure 400m SE 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 SM7589.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including John's Hill, enclosure 1.22 km SW of Corb (2.1 km), Ben Effray,fort (2.5 km), Ogle Hill,fort (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Coulshill, hut circle and enclosure 400m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Coulshill, hut circle and enclosure 400m SE of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.