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# West Pilmore Prehistoric Enclosure
West Pilmore Prehistoric Enclosure is a prehistoric settlement site situated 150 metres west-north-west of West Pilmore Farm Cottages in Perthshire, Scotland. The monument comprises an enclosure and associated roundhouses dating to the Iron Age or Bronze Age periods. It lies upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a Pragian-age formation of sandstone interlaid with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone that characterises the local geology of this part of eastern Scotland.
The enclosure represents a typical defended or managed settlement pattern of prehistoric upland Perthshire. The roundhouses within the enclosure reflect the domestic architecture of later prehistoric communities in this region, where circular dwellings served as the primary domestic structures. The choice of this elevated location would have offered natural advantages for settlement, with good visibility across the surrounding landscape.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland designation SM6524. It contributes to understanding of Iron Age and Bronze Age settlement patterns in the eastern Highlands, demonstrating how prehistoric communities exploited the rolling terrain and resources of Perthshire. The monument's survival in the modern agricultural landscape preserves important archaeological evidence of early settlement in this area.
Prehistoric enclosure and roundhouses, 150m WNW of West Pilmore Farm Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6524. View the official record →
# West Pilmore Prehistoric Enclosure West Pilmore Prehistoric Enclosure is a prehistoric settlement site situated 150 metres west-north-west of West Pilmore Farm Cottages in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6524.
Prehistoric enclosure and roundhouses, 150m WNW of West Pilmore Farm Cottages 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 SM6524.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mains of Inchture, prehistoric and later settlement and enclosures (4 km), Balmerino Abbey (6.4 km), Coultra,burial mound 225m NW of (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Prehistoric enclosure and roundhouses, 150m WNW of West Pilmore Farm Cottages's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Prehistoric enclosure and roundhouses, 150m WNW of West Pilmore Farm Cottages stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.