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Seat Knowe is a Bronze Age cairn located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 250 metres south-south-east of Murray's Hill Wood. The monument stands on bedrock of the Strathmore Group, Emsian sandstones interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, geology that characterises this part of central Scotland. The underlying geology would have influenced both the availability of stone for the cairn's construction and the drainage of the surrounding landscape.
Cairns of this type were typically erected during the Bronze Age as burial monuments, often marking the graves of individuals of social significance within prehistoric communities. Seat Knowe's position within the Perthshire landscape places it within a region known to contain numerous prehistoric monuments, reflecting sustained settlement and ritual activity across the period.
The cairn is now protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a Scheduled Monument under reference SM7525, ensuring its preservation for future study and public benefit.
Seat Knowe, cairn 250m SSE of Murray's Hill Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7525. View the official record →
Seat Knowe is a Bronze Age cairn located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 250 metres south-south-east of Murray's Hill Wood. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7525.
Seat Knowe, cairn 250m SSE of Murray's Hill Wood 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 SM7525.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craigmill Cottage, fort 230m SSE of (7.7 km), Parkhead, ring-ditch, souterrain and enclosure 200m NE of (7.8 km), St Bean's Church,Kinkell (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Seat Knowe, cairn 250m SSE of Murray's Hill Wood'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.
Seat Knowe, cairn 250m SSE of Murray's Hill Wood stands on Strathmore Group, bedrock that formed in the Emsian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.