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Pitroddie Farm is a Iron Age souterrain and unenclosed settlement located in Perthshire, Scotland. The site comprises a subterranean stone structure, or souterrain, situated approximately 250 metres south-east of Pitroddie Farm itself. Souterrains are characteristic of Iron Age settlement in northern Britain, particularly in Scotland, and their precise function remains debated amongst archaeologists. They may have served domestic, storage or ritual purposes, or a combination of these roles.
The settlement associated with the souterrain shows no evidence of defensive enclosure, distinguishing it from the more heavily fortified settlements of the period. Such unenclosed communities were common in Perthshire during the Iron Age, suggesting a dispersed pattern of settlement across the agricultural landscape. The underlying bedrock comprises interbedded sandstone and conglomerate of the Stratheden Group, formed during the Late Devonian period, which would have provided both challenges and resources for Iron Age inhabitants working and settling the land.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM7220, recognising its significance as evidence of Iron Age life and settlement patterns in central Scotland. The survival of both the souterrain structure and the associated settlement remains, despite millennia of agricultural use of the surrounding landscape, provides valuable archaeological testimony to this important period of Scottish prehistory.
Pitroddie Farm, souterrain and unenclosed settlement 250m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7220. View the official record →
Pitroddie Farm is a Iron Age souterrain and unenclosed settlement located in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7220.
Pitroddie Farm, souterrain and unenclosed settlement 250m SE of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a souterrain and unenclosed settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Pitroddie Farm, souterrain and unenclosed settlement 250m SE 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 SM7220.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Easter Clunie, unenclosed settlement 400m NW of (7.2 km), Carpow,Roman fortress (7.3 km), Denmylne Castle 1600m SE of Newburgh (8.1 km).
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Pitroddie Farm, souterrain and unenclosed settlement 250m SE of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.