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Parks of Aldie is a post-medieval settlement with associated enclosures and cultivation remains located west of Aldie in Perthshire, Scotland. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The underlying geology comprises Silurian to Devonian extrusive rocks, primarily mafic lava and tuff formed during the Devonian period, which would have influenced both the landscape character and the stone resources available to the settlers.
The settlement represents the pattern of rural occupation and agricultural management typical of post-medieval Perthshire. The combination of structural remains, field enclosures and evidence of cultivation reflects the integrated approach to land use that characterised farms and steadings in this period, when communities adapted their immediate surroundings to support both stock and arable farming.
The archaeological remains at Parks of Aldie contribute to understanding the settlement history and agricultural practices of the wider Aldie locality. The monument's protected status recognises the importance of these visible landscape features in demonstrating how post-medieval communities organised their working lands in this part of central Scotland.
Parks of Aldie, settlement, enclosures and cultivation remains W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8510. View the official record →
Parks of Aldie is a post-medieval settlement with associated enclosures and cultivation remains located west of Aldie in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8510.
Parks of Aldie, settlement, enclosures and cultivation remains W of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a settlement, enclosures and cultivation remains. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Parks of Aldie, settlement, enclosures and cultivation remains W 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 SM8510.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cult Hill, fort 460m NNE of North Cult (2.3 km), Outh Hill, buildings and field system 275m NE of Lethans Muir Lodge (3 km), Dumglow,cairn & fort,Cleish Hills (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Parks of Aldie, settlement, enclosures and cultivation remains W 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.
Parks of Aldie, settlement, enclosures and cultivation remains W of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.