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Kelly Bridge is a post-medieval palisaded enclosure located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated approximately 250 metres south-south-east of Kelly Bridge itself. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the scheduling reference SM6544. Palisaded enclosures of this period typically served defensive or administrative purposes, with their timber walls providing a practical means of demarcation and protection across the Scottish landscape during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
The enclosure is constructed on bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period of the Carboniferous age. This geology characterises much of the Perthshire region and would have influenced both the construction techniques available to those who built the enclosure and its subsequent preservation in the archaeological record.
As a scheduled monument, Kelly Bridge enclosure represents an important record of post-medieval settlement and land use in central Scotland. The survival of such structures, identifiable through their earthwork remains or archaeological features, contributes to understanding the period between the medieval and modern eras, when communities across Perthshire adapted their settlements to changing social and economic conditions.
Kelly Bridge, palisaded enclosure 250m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6544. View the official record →
Kelly Bridge is a post-medieval palisaded enclosure located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated approximately 250 metres south-south-east of Kelly Bridge itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6544.
Kelly Bridge, palisaded enclosure 250m SSE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a palisaded enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Kelly Bridge, palisaded enclosure 250m SSE 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 SM6544.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Campbell (1.6 km), Tillicoultry House,tombstone (4.4 km), Down Hill, fort, Glen Devon (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kelly Bridge, palisaded enclosure 250m SSE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Kelly Bridge, palisaded enclosure 250m SSE of stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.