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Loaninghead is a fort of Iron Age date located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated some 350 metres north-east of the settlement. The site is constructed upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation of Pragian age comprising sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This foundation of mixed sedimentary stone would have offered both practical building material and a naturally defensible setting for the fort's construction.
Iron Age forts of this type in Perthshire typically functioned as defended settlements or strongholds, serving communities engaged in pastoral and agricultural activities across the landscape. The choice of location, elevated upon distinctive geological substrate, reflects the strategic considerations that informed Iron Age settlement patterns in central Scotland.
The fort is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the statutory designation SM7593, acknowledging its significance as a heritage monument. The site represents an important element of the Iron Age archaeological record for the region, contributing to understanding of settlement, defence and social organisation during this formative period of Scottish prehistory.
Loaninghead, fort 350m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7593. View the official record →
Loaninghead is a fort of Iron Age date located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated some 350 metres north-east of the settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7593.
Loaninghead, fort 350m NE of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Loaninghead, fort 350m NE 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 SM7593.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loaninghead, symbol stone 270m E of, Gleneagles (0.2 km), Peterhead,enclosure 250m NNE of (0.4 km), Peterhead, standing stone 350m NNW of (0.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Loaninghead, fort 350m NE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Loaninghead, fort 350m NE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.