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Machany Fort is an Iron Age fort situated in Perthshire, Scotland, occupying a position on bedrock of the Strathmore Group. This geological foundation comprises Emsian sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, providing a varied and stable base for settlement. The fort is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2247.
Iron Age forts of this type typically served as defended settlements or administrative centres, their positioning often determined by natural topography and proximity to resources. The underlying sandstone and conglomerate geology of the Strathmore Group would have offered both practical advantages for construction and defensive positioning across Perthshire's landscape. Such sites frequently demonstrate evidence of repeated occupation and modification across several centuries.
The monument represents an important survival of Iron Age settlement patterns in Scotland. The distinctive geological setting of the Strathmore Group, with its varied sedimentary composition, characterises this region's prehistoric and proto-historic sites. Machany Fort remains a valuable resource for understanding settlement hierarchies and defensive strategies employed by Iron Age communities in east-central Scotland.
Machany,fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2247. View the official record →
Machany Fort is an Iron Age fort situated in Perthshire, Scotland, occupying a position on bedrock of the Strathmore Group. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2247.
Machany,fort 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.
Machany,fort 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 SM2247.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shielhill,Roman signal station 610m N of (5.9 km), Fort, 210m SW of Brookfield House (6.1 km), Cecilmount, fort 350m SW of (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Machany,fort'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.
Machany,fort stands on Strathmore Group, bedrock that formed in the Emsian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.