Scheduled MonumentsScotlandPitcarmick Estate,settlements,field systems and cairns
Post-Medieval · Settlements,field systems and cairns

Pitcarmick Estate,settlements,field systems and cairns

Scotland
HES SM5324
Period
Post-Medieval
Site type
Settlements,field systems and cairns
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

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Overview

History & significance

Pitcarmick Estate is a post-medieval settlement complex in Perthshire, Scotland, comprising multiple structural elements including field systems and cairns. The settlement represents the pattern of rural occupation and land use during the post-medieval period, with the surviving archaeological remains including settlement platforms, associated field boundaries, and scattered cairns that indicate the intensity and character of agricultural exploitation across the estate. The site demonstrates the territorial organisation and resource management typical of early modern Highland and Lowland transitional estates. The physical evidence, combined with its designation within the Scottish heritage record, provides important material testimony to settlement patterns and social organisation in this region during the centuries following the medieval period.

Pitcarmick Estate,settlements,field systems and cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5324. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Pitcarmick Estate,settlements,field systems and cairns?

Pitcarmick Estate is a post-medieval settlement complex in Perthshire, Scotland, comprising multiple structural elements including field systems and cairns. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5324.

What period does Pitcarmick Estate,settlements,field systems and cairns date from?

Pitcarmick Estate,settlements,field systems and cairns dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a settlements,field systems and cairns. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Pitcarmick Estate,settlements,field systems and cairns?

Pitcarmick Estate,settlements,field systems and cairns 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 SM5324.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pitcarmick Estate,settlements,field systems and cairns?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Croft of Cultalonie,settlements,cairns and field systems 1000m S of (1.8 km), Balnabroich,two standing stones (2.3 km), Balnabroich,standing stone 150m NNE of (2.3 km).

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