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Parkhead is a multi-period Iron Age settlement in Perthshire, comprising a ring-ditch, souterrain and enclosure. The monument lies on bedrock of the Strathmore Group, Emsian sandstones interlayered with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone that would have offered both stable ground and workable stone for Iron Age construction. The combination of defensive ring-ditch and associated enclosure indicates a residential settlement of some status, whilst the presence of a souterrain—an underground stone-lined passage—suggests storage facilities or refuge during times of threat, a characteristic feature of Scottish Iron Age settlements.
The souterrain at Parkhead represents a distinctive architectural response to the landscape and social conditions of the period. These subterranean structures, dug into the natural geology and lined with stone, provided secure storage for grain and provisions in the cool, stable underground environment afforded by the local bedrock. The ring-ditch would have served both practical drainage and symbolic defensive purposes, marking the settlement's boundary and potentially providing a palisade line.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7732, safeguarding this important record of Iron Age settlement and construction methods in central Scotland. The integration of ring-ditch, souterrain and enclosure demonstrates the complexity of Iron Age domestic and defensive organisation in the region.
Parkhead, ring-ditch, souterrain and enclosure 200m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7732. View the official record →
Parkhead is a multi-period Iron Age settlement in Perthshire, comprising a ring-ditch, souterrain and enclosure. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7732.
Parkhead, ring-ditch, souterrain and enclosure 200m NE of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a ring-ditch, souterrain and enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Parkhead, ring-ditch, souterrain and enclosure 200m 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 SM7732.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Easthill, standing stones 250m SSE of, Auchterarder (6.1 km), Orchill Fort,fort 450m NNE of Orchill (6.3 km), Shielhill,Roman signal station 610m N of (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Parkhead, ring-ditch, souterrain and enclosure 200m NE of'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.
Parkhead, ring-ditch, souterrain and enclosure 200m NE of stands on Strathmore Group, bedrock that formed in the Emsian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.