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Court Hill cairn, Loak is a funerary monument situated in Perthshire, Scotland. The cairn occupies ground formed from Strathmore Group geology, a sequence of Emsian sandstone interbedded with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone that underlies this part of central Scotland. This ancient bedrock foundation has weathered over millions of years to create the landscape through which the monument rises today.
The cairn itself dates to the Bronze Age, when such stone mounds were constructed to mark burial sites and commemorate the dead across northern Britain. Court Hill represents a type of monument common across the Scottish Highlands and lowlands during the second millennium BC. The monument's name suggests connections to the agricultural settlement patterns of early historic Perthshire.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1524, recognising its archaeological significance and the vulnerability of such structures to damage and disturbance. This legal protection ensures the cairn's preservation as a tangible record of Bronze Age burial practices and territorial organisation in the Perthshire region.
Court Hill,cairn,Loak is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1524. View the official record →
Court Hill cairn, Loak is a funerary monument situated in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1524.
Court Hill,cairn,Loak 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 SM1524.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bertha, Roman Fort (6.5 km), Barrow, 310m WNW of 36 Lumsden Crescent (6.5 km), Fort, 80m SE of 65 Lumsden Crescent, Almondbank (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Court Hill,cairn,Loak'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.
Court Hill,cairn,Loak stands on Strathmore Group, bedrock that formed in the Emsian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.