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Plean Farm is a post-medieval palisaded enclosure located in Stirlingshire, Scotland, situated approximately 150 metres north-east of Plean Farm itself. The monument comprises an earthwork defence consisting of a timber palisade, a characteristic fortification method of the period following the medieval era. Such enclosures typically served to demarcate and protect high-status domestic or agricultural settlements during a time of transition in Scottish land use and settlement patterns.
The site is constructed upon bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period. This geological foundation would have provided a stable base for the construction of the palisade posts, though the underlying stone type would have necessitated careful ground preparation for post-hole excavation. The surrounding landscape of central Scotland offered both strategic positioning and access to resources suitable for timber fortification.
The enclosure is protected as a Scheduled Monument under Historic Environment Scotland's reference SM6482, recognising its significance as evidence of post-medieval settlement and defensive practices in the Scottish lowlands. The survival of this earthwork provides archaeological insight into domestic security and territorial organisation during a formative period in the region's social and economic development.
Plean Farm,palisaded enclosure 150m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6482. View the official record →
Plean Farm is a post-medieval palisaded enclosure located in Stirlingshire, Scotland, situated approximately 150 metres north-east of Plean Farm itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6482.
Plean Farm,palisaded enclosure 150m NE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a palisaded enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Plean Farm,palisaded enclosure 150m NE 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 SM6482.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, 495m WSW and 125m SE of Bonnyside House (8.6 km), Antonine Wall and motte, 75m SW of Antonine Primary School (8.6 km), Antonine Wall, 160m ENE to 155m NW of St Joseph's Church (8.6 km).
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Plean Farm,palisaded enclosure 150m NE of stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.