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Pit Alignment, 160m SE of Wellhill House is a prehistoric linear feature comprising a series of regularly spaced pits arranged in a deliberate alignment. The monument is located in Perthshire, Scotland and is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under reference SM8918. Such pit alignments are characteristic of Iron Age date and may have served defensive, territorial, or ritual functions, though their precise original purpose remains subject to scholarly interpretation. The feature represents evidence of structured land use and organisation during the later prehistoric period in central Scotland.
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 feature comprising a series of regularly spaced pits arranged in a deliberate alignment. 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).
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