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Torvuick is a deserted settlement located 200 metres east-north-east of Clunie Dam in Perthshire, Scotland. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. Like many rural settlements in the Scottish Highlands, Torvuick was abandoned as agricultural practices and population patterns changed over centuries. The monument survives as earthwork remains visible in the landscape, providing evidence of past settlement and land use in this upland region.
The settlement lies upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, ancient metamorphic rocks formed during the Neoproterozoic era over 600 million years ago. These rocks—psammite, semipelite and pelite—were originally sediments that became transformed by intense heat and pressure during the formation of the Scottish Highlands. This geological foundation would have influenced the land's drainage, soil quality and agricultural potential for those who lived here.
The proximity of Torvuick to Clunie Dam reflects the long association between this Perthshire landscape and water management. The deserted settlement remains an important archaeological record of Highland settlement patterns, contributing to understanding of how communities adapted to and eventually abandoned marginal lands in the upland terrain of central Scotland.
Torvuick, deserted settlement 200m ENE of Clunie Dam is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9565. View the official record →
Torvuick is a deserted settlement located 200 metres east-north-east of Clunie Dam in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9565.
Torvuick, deserted settlement 200m ENE of Clunie Dam 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 SM9565.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Middleton of Derculich, chambered cairn 70m SE of (7.8 km), Edradynate Castle, earthwork 120m E of Milton of Cluny (8.1 km), Tom of Cluny,chambered cairns 450m SSW of (9.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Torvuick, deserted settlement 200m ENE of Clunie Dam'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.
Torvuick, deserted settlement 200m ENE of Clunie Dam stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.