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Almondbank Fort is a defended enclosure situated on sandstone bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group in Perthshire, central Scotland. The fort occupies a position southeast of Lumsden Crescent in the village of Almondbank, where the underlying Pragian-age geology comprises fine sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This foundation would have provided reasonable drainage on the sloping ground typical of such Iron Age settlements.
The fort belongs to a widespread class of Scottish defended homesteads, typically comprising a single or multiple ramparts enclosing domestic structures. Such sites were commonly occupied during the Iron Age, exploiting local resources and commanding views across their surrounding landscape. The Perthshire region contains numerous examples of this settlement type, reflecting intensive occupation of the fertile lowlands during the pre-Roman period.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled ancient monument under reference SM2641, recognising its importance as a record of early settlement patterns and defensive practices in central Scotland. Though now largely obscured by modern development at Almondbank, the fort's archaeological significance lies in what it reveals about the lives and landscape use of Iron Age communities in Tayside.
Fort, 80m SE of 65 Lumsden Crescent, Almondbank is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2641. View the official record →
Almondbank Fort is a defended enclosure situated on sandstone bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group in Perthshire, central Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2641.
Fort, 80m SE of 65 Lumsden Crescent, Almondbank 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 SM2641.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Broombarns, settlement 300m S of (7.8 km), Broombarns, settlement 400m SSW of (7.9 km), Funerary and ritual complex, S and SE of Forteviot (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Fort, 80m SE of 65 Lumsden Crescent, Almondbank's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Fort, 80m SE of 65 Lumsden Crescent, Almondbank stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.