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Stralochy is a post-medieval palisaded enclosure located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 370 metres south of a reference point now lost to record. The monument survives as an earthwork defined by a ditch and bank system that would originally have supported a timber palisade. Such enclosures served defensive, administrative or pastoral purposes during the 16th and 17th centuries, and their design reflects transitional fortification practices between medieval and early modern warfare.
The site lies on bedrock of the Arbuttnott–Garvock Group, a geological formation of Pragian age comprising primarily sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This mixed geology would have presented varied ground conditions during construction, with the softer siltstone and mudstone layers potentially offering easier excavation for the defensive ditch, whilst the more robust sandstone blocks may have been utilised in construction materials.
The enclosure is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the scheduled monument reference SM7133, acknowledging its significance to the understanding of early modern settlement and land management in central Scotland. The palisaded form remains a distinctive feature of Perthshire's post-medieval landscape archaeology, offering evidence of the security concerns and social organisation of its time.
Stralochy, palisaded enclosure 370m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7133. View the official record →
Stralochy is a post-medieval palisaded enclosure located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 370 metres south of a reference point now lost to record.
Stralochy, palisaded enclosure 370m S of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a palisaded enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Stralochy, palisaded enclosure 370m S 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 SM7133.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loak, standing stone 470m SSE of (7.9 km), Court Hill,cairn,Loak (7.9 km), Over Benchil, standing stone 100m WSW of (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stralochy, palisaded enclosure 370m S of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Stralochy, palisaded enclosure 370m S of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.