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Loanfoot is a ring-ditch situated in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 370 metres south-south-west of the settlement it names. Ring-ditches are Bronze Age funerary monuments, typically consisting of a circular ditch that once enclosed a burial mound or cairn, though the central earthwork may have been subsequently levelled or removed. This example is constructed upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian sequence of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that underlies much of the region.
The monument lies within an area of considerable archaeological significance, where the stable, well-drained geology of Perthshire supported settlement and ritual activity throughout prehistory. The local bedrock would have provided accessible stone for both construction and everyday tools, making it a practical location for Bronze Age communities to establish burial monuments.
Loanfoot is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7226, recognising its importance as evidence of Bronze Age funerary practice and settlement patterns in Perthshire. The ring-ditch survives as an archaeological feature of regional significance within the broader landscape of Tayside's prehistoric heritage.
Loanfoot, ring-ditch 370m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7226. View the official record →
Loanfoot is a ring-ditch situated in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 370 metres south-south-west of the settlement it names. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7226.
Loanfoot, ring-ditch 370m SSW 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 SM7226.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wester Clunie, unenclosed settlement 1000m ENE of (4.9 km), Easter Clunie, unenclosed settlement 400m NW of (5.1 km), Carpow,Roman fortress (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Loanfoot, ring-ditch 370m SSW of'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.
Loanfoot, ring-ditch 370m SSW of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.