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Lochton House enclosure is a post-medieval settlement site located in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 350 metres east-south-east of Lochton House itself. The enclosure represents a phase of agricultural occupation and habitation dating from after the sixteenth century, when such bounded settlement patterns became increasingly common across the Scottish Lowlands and their margins.
The site sits on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation from the Pragian period comprising sandstone with subordinate layers of conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This mixed lithology would have provided variable soil conditions across the enclosed ground, influencing how the land was managed and cultivated by its inhabitants.
The enclosure is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6722, recognising its significance as evidence of post-medieval settlement patterns and land use in the Perthshire landscape. The survival of such earthwork remains offers insight into the layout and organisation of rural occupation during the early modern period.
Lochton House, enclosure 350m ESE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6722. View the official record →
Lochton House enclosure is a post-medieval settlement site located in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 350 metres east-south-east of Lochton House itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6722.
Lochton House, enclosure 350m ESE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Lochton House, enclosure 350m ESE 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 SM6722.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Souterrains, 145m WNW and 115m WSW of Burnside Cottage (6.8 km), Moredun Top, fort (8 km), Moncreiffe Hill, fort 800m NW of Moncreiffe House (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Lochton House, enclosure 350m ESE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Lochton House, enclosure 350m ESE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.