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Kincraigie homestead is a rural settlement site located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 170 metres north-north-west of the village reference point. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9616. The homestead lies on bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, a geological formation of psammite and pelite rocks that date from the Middle Cambrian period, giving the surrounding landscape its characteristic hard metamorphic stone base.
The site represents a type of domestic settlement common across medieval and early modern rural Scotland, where extended families or small communities would have established their homes in agriculturally viable locations. The underlying geology would have influenced both the construction methods available to the inhabitants and the workability of the surrounding land for cultivation and pastoral use.
Today, the monument survives as an archaeological site preserving evidence of this historic pattern of settlement in the Perthshire landscape. Its designation reflects its significance as a record of traditional Scottish rural life, contributing to our understanding of how communities adapted to and exploited the local environment across generations.
Kincraigie, homestead 170m NNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9616. View the official record →
Kincraigie homestead is a rural settlement site located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 170 metres north-north-west of the village reference point.
Kincraigie, homestead 170m NNW 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 SM9616.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clachan More, two standing stones 100m WSW of Dowally Kirk (1.9 km), Balnaguard,settlements & field systems 1900m S of (4.5 km), King's Seat, fort (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kincraigie, homestead 170m NNW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Kincraigie, homestead 170m NNW of stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.