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St Louis is a post-medieval settlement, field system and cairn located 600 metres north-west of Perthshire in Scotland. The site lies on bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Middle Cambrian period, comprising alternating layers of psammite and pelite. These hard, metamorphosed sandstones and siltstones have shaped the landscape and provided building material for the settlement's structures.
The monument comprises three distinct archaeological elements spanning the post-medieval period. The settlement represents domestic occupation and land use from roughly the 16th century onwards, whilst the field system demonstrates the organisation of agricultural land contemporary with habitation. These features are frequently found together on Scottish rural sites, reflecting how communities structured their territory for farming and stock-rearing.
The cairn, likely associated with either ceremonial activity or practical clearance of stones from cultivated ground, forms the third component of this archaeological complex. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5322, ensuring the preservation of this evidence for past settlement patterns and agricultural practices in the Perthshire landscape.
St Louis,settlement,field system and cairn 600m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5322. View the official record →
St Louis is a post-medieval settlement, field system and cairn located 600 metres north-west of Perthshire in Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5322.
St Louis,settlement,field system and cairn 600m NW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a settlement,field system and cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
St Louis,settlement,field system and cairn 600m NW 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 SM5322.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Scotston,settlement & field system 700m NNW of (2 km), 18th century military road and bridges, 1750m northwest of Scotston, Glen Cochill. (2.8 km), 18th century military road and bridge, 310m west of Ballinreigh, Glen Fender (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of St Louis,settlement,field system and cairn 600m NW of'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.
St Louis,settlement,field system and cairn 600m NW of stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.