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Home Farm, settlement and souterrains 300m E of, is an Iron Age settlement in Perthshire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The site sits upon bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, a geological formation of psammite and pelite dating to the Middle Cambrian period, which would have influenced both the drainage and workability of the ground for settlement and construction.
The monument comprises an Iron Age settlement with associated souterrains—underground passages characteristic of this period in northern Britain. Such structures typically served defensive or storage purposes, taking advantage of the stone and earth available locally. The psammite and pelite bedrock beneath Home Farm would have provided suitable material for the quarrying and construction techniques employed by Iron Age communities.
The site remains an important example of Iron Age settlement patterns in Perthshire, demonstrating the sophistication of underground engineering achieved by prehistoric Scottish communities. The survival of both the settlement remains and the souterrains provides valuable evidence for understanding domestic life, social organisation and resource management during the Iron Age in central Scotland.
Home Farm, settlement and souterrains 300m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7747. View the official record →
Home Farm, settlement and souterrains 300m E of, is an Iron Age settlement in Perthshire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7747.
Home Farm, settlement and souterrains 300m E of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a settlement and souterrains. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Home Farm, settlement and souterrains 300m E 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 SM7747.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Urlar,settlement 550m E of (2.9 km), Margmore, cup-marked rock 740m SSW of (3.1 km), Margmore, cup and ring marked rock 580m SSW of (3.1 km).
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Home Farm, settlement and souterrains 300m E of stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.