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Dalpatrick is an enclosed settlement located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 420 metres east-north-east of a nearby settlement. The monument occupies ground underlain by Strathmore Group bedrock, formed during the Emsian period and consisting primarily of sandstone with subordinate deposits of conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This geology has shaped the local landscape and would have influenced settlement location and construction practices in antiquity.
Enclosed settlements of this type are characteristic of Iron Age and early medieval Scotland, typically comprising one or more circular or oval structures defended by banks, ditches or stone walls. Such settlements reflect a period when communities lived in defended farmstead groups, often accommodating extended families or small kinship units. The earthwork defences provided protection for people, livestock and stored resources.
Dalpatrick is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM7730, recognising its archaeological significance and the information it holds regarding settlement patterns and social organisation in Perthshire. The monument's survival as visible earthworks makes it an important physical record of how communities exploited and organised this corner of central Scotland during the prehistoric and early historic periods.
Dalpatrick, enclosed settlement 420m ENE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7730. View the official record →
Dalpatrick is an enclosed settlement located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 420 metres east-north-east of a nearby settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7730.
Dalpatrick, enclosed settlement 420m ENE 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 SM7730.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Orchill Fort,fort 450m NNE of Orchill (7 km), Shielhill,Roman signal station 610m N of (7.6 km), Shielhill,Roman signal station 520m W of (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dalpatrick, enclosed settlement 420m ENE of'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.
Dalpatrick, enclosed settlement 420m ENE of stands on Strathmore Group, bedrock that formed in the Emsian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.