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Meall Odhar peat stores and trackway is a Perthshire archaeological site lying 560 metres south-west of Meall Odhar, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10416. The monument comprises the remains of traditional peat extraction infrastructure and associated access routes, set upon bedrock of the Argyll Group. These metamorphic rocks—psammite, semipelite and pelite—were formed during the Neoproterozoic era and now underlie the moorland where peat has accumulated over millennia.
Peat stores of this type represent the material heritage of rural land use practised across the Scottish Highlands and uplands for centuries. The trackway indicates patterns of movement and labour organisation linked to seasonal peat cutting, a vital fuel source for domestic and agricultural heating. The survival of such structures at Meall Odhar documents the historical relationship between communities and the peatland environment of Perthshire.
The site's preservation allows study of traditional resource management on upland terrain where deep peat deposits formed on ancient bedrock provided essential resources to local populations. The combination of peat infrastructure and trackway reveals the infrastructure required to extract, store and transport fuel from moorland locations to settlements and farmsteads in the surrounding landscape.
Meall Odhar, peat stores and trackway 560m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10416. View the official record →
Meall Odhar peat stores and trackway is a Perthshire archaeological site lying 560 metres south-west of Meall Odhar, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10416.
Meall Odhar, peat stores and trackway 560m SW 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 SM10416.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Meall Odhar, shielings 900m W of (0.3 km), Meall Odhar, cup-and-ring marked rock 880m SW of (0.4 km), Cragganester,farmsteads,field systems,shielings and roadways,N of (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Meall Odhar, peat stores and trackway 560m SW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Meall Odhar, peat stores and trackway 560m SW of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.