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Moncreiffe Hill is an Iron Age fort situated 800 metres northwest of Moncreiffe House in Perthshire, Scotland. The fort occupies a naturally defensive hilltop position built upon Devonian extrusive rocks—ancient mafic lavas and tuffs that form the bedrock across this landscape. This geological foundation would have provided a stable base for the fort's defensive structures and substantial earthworks, which remain visible as landscape features today.
Iron Age forts of this type typically served as territorial strongholds and centres of power for local communities. Their hilltop locations offered commanding views across surrounding lands, essential for both defence and control of communication routes through the Perthshire valley system. The fort's proximity to the later Moncreiffe House demonstrates the enduring significance of this topographic position through successive periods of occupation and settlement.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9438, recognising its archaeological importance and the integrity of its surviving remains. Though the fort's precise chronology and occupational history await further investigation, its position on the elevated volcanic geology of the district reflects careful choices by Iron Age communities in selecting locations of strategic and defensive advantage.
Moncreiffe Hill, fort 800m NW of Moncreiffe House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9438. View the official record →
Moncreiffe Hill is an Iron Age fort situated 800 metres northwest of Moncreiffe House in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9438.
Moncreiffe Hill, fort 800m NW of Moncreiffe House dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 800m nw of moncreiffe house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Moncreiffe Hill, fort 800m NW of Moncreiffe House 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 SM9438.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement, 130m NNE of Ballendrick House (2.5 km), Law of Dumbuils, fort (4.2 km), West Dron Cottages, cup-marked stone 800m SSW of (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Moncreiffe Hill, fort 800m NW of Moncreiffe House'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.
Moncreiffe Hill, fort 800m NW of Moncreiffe House stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.