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Haugh of Aberuthven is a Bronze Age monument complex comprising a standing stone, enclosure and ring-ditch located in Perthshire, Scotland. The site occupies ground above bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a formation of sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone deposits that characterise this part of early Palaeozoic Scotland. This diverse geology would have provided the Bronze Age communities who used this site with ready access to stone suitable for both construction and tool-making.
The standing stone forms the focal point of the complex, a characteristic feature of Bronze Age sacred or commemorative landscapes in Scotland. The associated enclosure and ring-ditch suggest this was a place of significance for ritual or ceremonial activity, with the ditch perhaps defining a formal boundary around a sacred or functionally important space. Such ring-ditched monuments are common across Bronze Age Scotland, often associated with burial or ceremonial practices.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM7948, recognising its importance to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practices in Perthshire. The combination of elements at Haugh of Aberuthven—standing stone, enclosure and ring-ditch—preserves evidence of how Bronze Age communities marked and used their landscape to express cultural and spiritual values.
Haugh of Aberuthven, standing stone, enclosure and ring-ditch SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7948. View the official record →
Haugh of Aberuthven is a Bronze Age monument complex comprising a standing stone, enclosure and ring-ditch located in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7948.
Haugh of Aberuthven, standing stone, enclosure and ring-ditch SW of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone, enclosure and ring-ditch. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Haugh of Aberuthven, standing stone, enclosure and ring-ditch SW 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 SM7948.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ben Effray,fort (4.9 km), Ogle Hill,fort (5 km), Lochie, enclosure 350m SE of (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Haugh of Aberuthven, standing stone, enclosure and ring-ditch SW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Haugh of Aberuthven, standing stone, enclosure and ring-ditch SW of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.