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John's Hill, Enclosure is a post-medieval enclosure located 1.22 kilometres south-west of Corb in Perthshire, Scotland. The site occupies ground underlain by Devonian mafic lavas and tuffs, part of the volcanic geology characteristic of this region during the Palaeozoic era. The enclosure is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7629.
Post-medieval enclosures of this type typically date from the sixteenth century onwards, representing phases of landscape reorganisation and agricultural improvement. Their construction reflects changing land use and tenure patterns across the Scottish countryside during a period of significant social and economic development. Such features often indicate earlier patterns of settlement and cultivation that persisted or were formalised during this era.
The monument's survival in the Perthshire landscape provides evidence of the territorial and agricultural organisation of this region during the early modern period. Like other enclosures of its age across central Scotland, it contributes to understanding how communities adapted and managed their land during centuries of gradual transformation in farming practices and field systems.
John's Hill, enclosure 1.22 km SW of Corb is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7629. View the official record →
John's Hill, Enclosure is a post-medieval enclosure located 1.22 kilometres south-west of Corb in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7629.
John's Hill, enclosure 1.22 km SW of Corb dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure 1.22 km sw of corb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
John's Hill, enclosure 1.22 km SW of Corb 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 SM7629.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coulshill, hut circle and enclosure 400m SE of (2.1 km), Blaeberry Hill, deserted settlement (3.4 km), Ben Effray,fort (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of John's Hill, enclosure 1.22 km SW of Corb'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.
John's Hill, enclosure 1.22 km SW of Corb stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.