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Craighead palisaded enclosure is a Post-Medieval defensive work located approximately 400 metres west-north-west of Craighead in Perthshire, Scotland. The site consists of an enclosure defined by a palisade, a timber fortification method that remained in use during the Post-Medieval period for military or domestic purposes. Designated as SM6474 in the Historic Environment Scotland INSPIRE database, the enclosure represents evidence of settlement activity and local defensive practices during the early modern era in central Scotland. The specific chronology and functional character of the site reflect the transitional defensive strategies employed in rural Perthshire following the medieval period.
Craighead,palisaded enclosure 400m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6474. View the official record →
Craighead palisaded enclosure is a Post-Medieval defensive work located approximately 400 metres west-north-west of Craighead in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6474.
Craighead,palisaded enclosure 400m WNW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a palisaded enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Craighead,palisaded enclosure 400m WNW 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 SM6474.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Leckie Burn,bridge 230m WSW of Watson House (3.8 km), Brokencastle,dun 600m NE of Dasher (4.2 km), Broch, rock shelter and cup marked rocks, 165m W of Leckie House (4.3 km).
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