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Timber circle and pit circle near Leadketty Farm is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age ceremonial monument situated on the upland margins of Perthshire. Located 460 metres south-east of Leadketty Farm, the site occupies ground underlain by Arbuthnott-Garvock Group sandstones, which weather to provide reddish soils characteristic of this geological formation. The landscape here offered early communities a commanding position in the rolling terrain of central Scotland.
The monument comprises two concentric circular features: an outer timber circle and an inner pit circle. Both follow patterns common to ritual sites of the fourth and third millennia before present, when such circular constructions served purposes ranging from communal gathering places to astronomical observatories or ceremonial enclosures. The sandstone bedrock beneath would have presented practical challenges for excavation, likely influencing the layout and construction methods employed by the builders.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8921, reflecting its significance as a rare surviving example of this monument type in the region. The upland setting and dual circular structure provide insight into how Neolithic and Bronze Age communities selected and utilised landscape to create spaces for ceremony and communal assembly.
Timber circle and pit circle, 460m ESE of Leadketty Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8921. View the official record →
Timber circle and pit circle near Leadketty Farm is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age ceremonial monument situated on the upland margins of Perthshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8921.
Timber circle and pit circle, 460m ESE of Leadketty Farm 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 SM8921.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Millhaugh,enclosure and pit alignment 300m E of (1.5 km), Cairn and mortuary enclosure 120m WSW and 150m SW of Cranberry (1.9 km), Henge and palisaded enclosure, 220m WSW and 210m SW of Millhaugh Farmhouse (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Timber circle and pit circle, 460m ESE of Leadketty Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Timber circle and pit circle, 460m ESE of Leadketty Farm stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.