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Unenclosed settlement NW of Mains of Murie is a prehistoric settlement site located in Perthshire, Scotland, designated as a scheduled monument under HES INSPIRE reference SM7218. The settlement comprises evidence of occupation from the Bronze Age or Iron Age period, consisting of structural remains and associated features typical of unenclosed rural communities of these epochs. Such settlements, lacking defensive palisades or ramparts, represent the domestic and agricultural organization of early Scottish Highland communities during the protohistoric period. The site's archaeological significance lies in its contribution to understanding settlement patterns and land use in Perthshire during the later prehistoric era.
Unenclosed settlement NW of Mains of Murie is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7218. View the official record →
Unenclosed settlement NW of Mains of Murie is a prehistoric settlement site located in Perthshire, Scotland, designated as a scheduled monument under HES INSPIRE reference SM7218.
Unenclosed settlement NW of Mains of Murie 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 SM7218.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wester Clunie, unenclosed settlement 1000m ENE of (4.3 km), Easter Clunie, unenclosed settlement 400m NW of (4.5 km), Denmylne Castle 1600m SE of Newburgh (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Unenclosed settlement NW of Mains of Murie'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.
Unenclosed settlement NW of Mains of Murie stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.