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North Blackruthven enclosures is a post-medieval complex situated 300 metres north-east of North Blackruthven in Perthshire, Scotland. Protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM3633, the site preserves evidence of early modern agricultural and pastoral organisation in the Perthshire landscape. The enclosures represent the type of field division and stock management infrastructure that characterised rural settlement during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries.
The monument lies upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation of Pragian age composed principally of sandstone with subordinate layers of conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This underlying geology has shaped both the landscape and the available building materials across the surrounding area, influencing how successive generations ordered the land and constructed their boundaries.
The survival of these earthwork enclosures allows the study of post-medieval land use patterns in upland and marginal Perthshire. Such monuments provide material evidence of farming practices, property demarcation and settlement patterns during a period when substantial reorganisation of the Scottish landscape was occurring. The site contributes to understanding how communities managed resources and structured their immediate environment during the early modern period.
North Blackruthven,enclosures 300m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3633. View the official record →
North Blackruthven enclosures is a post-medieval complex situated 300 metres north-east of North Blackruthven in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3633.
North Blackruthven,enclosures 300m NE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosures. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
North Blackruthven,enclosures 300m NE 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 SM3633.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Home Farm, moated site, roundhouse, enclosure and pits 200m SE of Green of Invermay (8.6 km), Bogtonlea, palisaded settlement, roundhouse, pit circle and pits 280m SSW of Green of Invermay (8.7 km), Barrows, 630m and 860m NE of Nether Garvock (9.6 km).
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North Blackruthven,enclosures 300m NE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.