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Praetorium is a homestead moat located in Perthshire, Scotland, representing a form of medieval domestic settlement. The site comprises a water-filled or formerly water-filled defensive ditch enclosing a residential platform, a settlement type that was constructed and occupied during the medieval period, particularly from the twelfth century onwards. Such homestead moats functioned to provide both practical drainage and symbolic demarcation of domestic space, distinguishing the residence and its immediate curtilage from the surrounding landscape. The Perthshire location situates this monument within a region where such defensive domestic enclosures formed part of the medieval settlement pattern alongside castles and nucleated villages.
Praetorium,homestead moat is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2551. View the official record →
Praetorium is a homestead moat located in Perthshire, Scotland, representing a form of medieval domestic settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2551.
Praetorium,homestead moat 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 SM2551.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bridge of Lyon,cairn & cup marked stone 350m ESE of (0.2 km), Bridge of Lyon, standing stone 340m SE of (0.3 km), Bridge of Lyon,long cairn 180m E of (0.4 km).
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