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Mains of Inchture is a post-medieval prehistoric and later settlement and enclosures located in Perthshire, Scotland. The site occupies land underlain by the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian bedrock formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that has shaped the local landscape for over 350 million years. This geology provided the foundation upon which successive communities chose to settle and build over millennia.
The monument comprises evidence of occupation and land use spanning from prehistoric times through the post-medieval period, with visible earthwork remains of settlement structures and enclosures. Such long-term continuity of settlement is characteristic of favourable locations in Perthshire, where stable geology, natural drainage and access to resources supported repeated phases of human activity. The variety of periods represented at Mains of Inchture reflects changing settlement patterns and land management strategies across different eras.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM7205, recognising its significance as a record of human occupation and land use in Perthshire. The survival of archaeological remains from multiple periods makes Mains of Inchture a valuable resource for understanding how communities adapted to and utilised this particular landscape over an extended timespan.
Mains of Inchture, prehistoric and later settlement and enclosures is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7205. View the official record →
Mains of Inchture is a post-medieval prehistoric and later settlement and enclosures located in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7205.
Mains of Inchture, prehistoric and later settlement and enclosures dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a prehistoric and later settlement and enclosures. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mains of Inchture, prehistoric and later settlement and enclosures 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 SM7205.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including South Inchmichael, unenclosed settlement N of (4.9 km), Rait Hill, fort (5.6 km), Rait,old parish church (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Mains of Inchture, prehistoric and later settlement and enclosures'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.
Mains of Inchture, prehistoric and later settlement and enclosures stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.