© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Market Knowe is a post-medieval enclosure located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 340 metres south-south-east of North Bank. The monument represents the agricultural organisation of the early modern period, when such enclosed fields became increasingly common across lowland Scotland as farming practices evolved. The enclosure would have served practical purposes in managing livestock and demarcating land ownership or tenancy arrangements typical of the era.
The site lies upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, formed during the Pragian period of the Palaeozoic. This geological foundation consists primarily of sandstone with subordinate layers of conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, typical of the Old Red Sandstone deposits that underlie much of eastern Scotland. This relatively stable substrate would have provided adequate drainage and bearing capacity for the construction and maintenance of the enclosure's boundaries.
Market Knowe is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2879, recognising its significance to the understanding of post-medieval land use and agricultural development in Perthshire. The monument contributes to the broader landscape archaeology of the region, where numerous enclosures of this period document the transformation of Scottish rural settlement and farming practice during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries.
Market Knowe,enclosure 340m SSE of North Bank is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2879. View the official record →
Market Knowe is a post-medieval enclosure located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 340 metres south-south-east of North Bank. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2879.
Market Knowe,enclosure 340m SSE of North Bank dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure 340m sse of north bank. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Market Knowe,enclosure 340m SSE of North Bank 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 SM2879.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moncur, remains of timber buildings 400m WSW of (3.3 km), Mains of Inchture, prehistoric and later settlement and enclosures (3.4 km), Enclosures, barrows and pits 360m N of 8 Glebe Park (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Market Knowe,enclosure 340m SSE of North Bank'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.
Market Knowe,enclosure 340m SSE of North Bank stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.