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Tirai is a Bronze Age settlement and standing stone located in Perthshire, Scotland. The site comprises the remains of a prehistoric dwelling settlement alongside a standing stone, representing two significant elements of Bronze Age habitation and ritual practice. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6340.
The settlement sits upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, ancient metamorphic rock formed during the Neoproterozoic era, comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite. This geology shaped both the landscape and the practical considerations of Bronze Age settlement, determining drainage, building conditions and the availability of stone for construction and the standing stone itself.
The standing stone at Tirai would have held considerable significance within the Bronze Age community, potentially serving as a territorial marker, ritual focal point or memorial. Such monuments frequently accompanied settlement activity during this period, suggesting Tirai's stone and dwellings functioned as part of an integrated landscape of habitation and ceremonial practice rather than as isolated features.
Tirai,settlement and standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6340. View the official record →
Tirai is a Bronze Age settlement and standing stone located in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6340.
Tirai,settlement and standing stone dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a settlement and standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Tirai,settlement and standing stone 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 SM6340.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duncroisk, cross-incised rock 325m NE of (0.3 km), Duncroisk,cup & ring marked rocks 450m SSE of (0.8 km), Allt Dhuin Croisg, farmstead (0.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Tirai,settlement and standing stone'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.
Tirai,settlement and standing stone stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.