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Pit Alignment, 160m SE of Wellhill House is a prehistoric linear monument located in Perthshire, Scotland. The site comprises a series of pits arranged in a deliberate alignment across the landscape, a monument type characteristic of Iron Age communities in eastern Scotland. Such alignments typically served purposes related to territorial demarcation, ritual activity or stock management, though their precise function remains debated among archaeologists.
The monument sits upon bedrock of the Arbuttnott-Garvock Group, formed during the Pragian period. This geology comprises sandstone interspersed with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, creating mixed ground conditions that would have influenced how Iron Age communities utilised this part of Perthshire. The underlying solid geology contributes to understanding the site's landscape context and the practical challenges its builders would have faced.
The alignment is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM8918, reflecting its significance as evidence for Iron Age settlement patterns and land use in eastern Scotland. The survival of such monuments depends upon careful management and public understanding of their archaeological importance within the wider Bronze and Iron Age heritage of the region.
Pit Alignment, 160m SE of Wellhill House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8918. View the official record →
Pit Alignment, 160m SE of Wellhill House is a prehistoric linear monument located in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8918.
Pit Alignment, 160m SE of Wellhill 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 SM8918.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Millhaugh,enclosure and pit alignment 300m E of (2.1 km), Cairn and mortuary enclosure 120m WSW and 150m SW of Cranberry (2.5 km), Henge and palisaded enclosure, 220m WSW and 210m SW of Millhaugh Farmhouse (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Pit Alignment, 160m SE of Wellhill 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.
Pit Alignment, 160m SE of Wellhill House stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.