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Gascon Hall is a medieval castle and enclosure situated in Perthshire, Scotland, east-south-east of Orchard. The monument occupies ground underlain by the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, Pragian sandstone formation, a geology that has shaped settlement patterns throughout this region since medieval times. The bedrock's composition of sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone would have influenced both the construction materials available to medieval builders and the drainage properties of the site itself.
The castle and its associated enclosure represent a typical medieval settlement pattern for Perthshire, where fortified residences and their defensive or agricultural boundaries formed the nuclei of landholdings. Such monuments reflect the feudal organisation of the Scottish landscape during the medieval period, with nobility and substantial landholders establishing their authority through fortified architecture.
Gascon Hall is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM7943, ensuring its preservation as part of Scotland's medieval heritage. The site contributes to our understanding of the distribution and character of medieval fortifications across the central belt of Scotland.
Gascon Hall, castle and enclosure ESE of Orchard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7943. View the official record →
Gascon Hall is a medieval castle and enclosure situated in Perthshire, Scotland, east-south-east of Orchard. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7943.
Gascon Hall, castle and enclosure ESE of Orchard dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a castle and enclosure ese of orchard. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Gascon Hall, castle and enclosure ESE of Orchard 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 SM7943.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Craig, fort SSW of Pairney (4.8 km), Rossie Law,fort (5.2 km), Broadfold Cottage, long barrow 420m SW of (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Gascon Hall, castle and enclosure ESE of Orchard'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.
Gascon Hall, castle and enclosure ESE of Orchard stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.