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Knock Hill fort is an Iron Age fortification located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 150 metres north-east of the hill's summit. The fort occupies ground underlain by Arbuthnott-Garvock Group bedrock, a Pragian-age formation of sandstone interlayered with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone that provides the underlying geology of this region. This natural stone foundation would have been familiar to Iron Age builders working in the local area.
The fort represents a characteristic defensive settlement of its period, positioned to command views across the surrounding landscape. Its placement away from the summit allowed inhabitants to exploit the hill's natural elevation whilst benefiting from the more accessible terrain slightly downslope. The exposed sandstone and conglomerate bedrock would have presented quarrying opportunities for construction, though such stonework is now largely indistinct through age and weathering.
Knock Hill fort is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6478, recognising its archaeological significance and contribution to understanding Iron Age settlement patterns in central Scotland. The site remains an important record of how communities of this period selected and utilised strategic hill locations within the Perthshire landscape.
Knock Hill,fort 150m NE of summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6478. View the official record →
Knock Hill fort is an Iron Age fortification located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 150 metres north-east of the hill's summit. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6478.
Knock Hill,fort 150m NE of summit dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 150m ne of summit. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Knock Hill,fort 150m NE of summit 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 SM6478.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gillies Hill,fort (6.8 km), Wallstale,limekilns 100m W of (7.6 km), Wallstale,dun (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Knock Hill,fort 150m NE of summit'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.
Knock Hill,fort 150m NE of summit stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.