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Mill of Bonhard is a Bronze Age unenclosed settlement and standing stone located in Perthshire, Scotland. The settlement sits on bedrock of the Arbuttnott-Garvock Group, formed during the Pragian period, comprising primarily sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This geological foundation would have provided stone suitable for settlement construction during the Bronze Age, when communities throughout Scotland established open settlements without defensive enclosures.
The standing stone positioned within the settlement landscape is characteristic of Bronze Age sacred or territorial monuments, often marking significant locations within contemporary land-use patterns. Such stones frequently served multiple functions within Bronze Age societies, including territorial markers, ceremonial foci or burial-related monuments, and their presence indicates this site held particular importance to its inhabitants.
The settlement remains unenclosed, suggesting an open community arrangement typical of Bronze Age Perthshire. The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM6711, recognising its archaeological significance and the information it preserves about Bronze Age settlement patterns and social organisation in eastern Scotland.
Mill of Bonhard, unenclosed settlement and standing stone 200m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6711. View the official record →
Mill of Bonhard is a Bronze Age unenclosed settlement and standing stone located in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6711.
Mill of Bonhard, unenclosed settlement and standing stone 200m S of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a unenclosed settlement and standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mill of Bonhard, unenclosed settlement and standing stone 200m S 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 SM6711.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moredun Top, fort (6.4 km), Inchyra Farm, unenclosed settlement 500m NE of (6.5 km), Moncreiffe Hill, fort 800m NW of Moncreiffe House (6.7 km).
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Mill of Bonhard, unenclosed settlement and standing stone 200m S of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.