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Cragganester is a post-medieval upland landscape complex north of [location] in Perthshire, comprising farmsteads, field systems, shielings and roadways. The site lies on bedrock of the Argyll Group, a sequence of metamorphic rocks including marble and meta-limestone formed during the Neoproterozoic era, which underlies much of this area of Highland Scotland.
The monument represents the seasonal and permanent pastoral settlement patterns characteristic of post-medieval rural communities in the Highlands. The shielings—temporary shelters used during transhumance pastoralism—alongside permanent farmsteads and their associated field boundaries, document how communities adapted to the upland terrain and climate. The roadways connecting these elements reveal the practical organisation of movement and resource management across the landscape.
The complex survives as earthwork remains visible in the field system and settlement pattern. The underlying geology of marble and meta-limestone would have influenced both settlement placement and land use practices, with the harder metamorphic bedrock shaping drainage patterns and the character of the terrain. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6168, reflecting its importance in understanding post-medieval Highland settlement and land management.
Cragganester,farmsteads,field systems,shielings and roadways,N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6168. View the official record →
Cragganester is a post-medieval upland landscape complex north of [location] in Perthshire, comprising farmsteads, field systems, shielings and roadways. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6168.
Cragganester,farmsteads,field systems,shielings and roadways,N of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a farmsteads,field systems,shielings and roadways,n of. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cragganester,farmsteads,field systems,shielings and roadways,N 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 SM6168.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Meall Odhar, cup-and-ring marked rock 880m SW of (0.9 km), Meall Odhar, peat stores and trackway 560m SW of (1 km), Meall Odhar, shielings 900m W of (1.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cragganester,farmsteads,field systems,shielings and roadways,N of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cragganester,farmsteads,field systems,shielings and roadways,N of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is marble, meta-limestone.