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Queen's View homestead is a prehistoric or early historic settlement situated in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 300 metres north of Queen's View. The site is founded upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, a sequence of metamorphic rocks formed during the Neoproterozoic era, comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite. These ancient siliciclastic deposits provide the solid geological foundation for the homestead and would have influenced the character of the surrounding landscape as it was first occupied and worked by its inhabitants.
The homestead represents a sustained human settlement dating to a period when such domestic sites were typically small-scale, family-focused communities engaged in subsistence activities. The Perthshire location places it within an agriculturally significant region of Scotland, where the transition between lowland and upland terrain creates varied opportunities for settlement and resource exploitation.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2475, recognising its importance to understanding settlement patterns and domestic life in prehistoric and early historic Scotland. Its survival in the landscape contributes to the archaeological record of Perthshire's early human occupation and the development of rural communities in the Scottish Highlands.
Queen's View, homestead 300m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2475. View the official record →
Queen's View homestead is a prehistoric or early historic settlement situated in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 300 metres north of Queen's View. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2475.
Queen's View, homestead 300m N 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 SM2475.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Edradynate Castle, earthwork 120m E of Milton of Cluny (8.1 km), Glassie, standing stone 960m NW of (8.7 km), Glassie, cup-and-ring-marked stone and cup-marked stones NW of (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Queen's View, homestead 300m N of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Queen's View, homestead 300m N of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.