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Urlar is a settlement situated 550 metres east of the main road in Perthshire, Scotland. The site lies upon bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, formed during the Middle Cambrian period, composed of psammite and pelite deposits which give the locality its characteristic geology. This rocky foundation would have presented both challenges and opportunities to the settlement's inhabitants in terms of building and water drainage.
The settlement is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4589, reflecting its archaeological significance within the regional settlement pattern. Such designations recognise the importance of understanding how communities organised themselves and exploited their landscape resources across different periods.
The precise dating and extent of occupation at Urlar remain subjects for archaeological investigation. The site's location in the undulating terrain of Perthshire places it within a region long favoured for settlement, where river valleys and mineral-rich soils supported agricultural communities. The monument's protected status ensures that the archaeological record preserved at Urlar can contribute to broader understanding of Scottish settlement history.
Urlar,settlement 550m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4589. View the official record →
Urlar is a settlement situated 550 metres east of the main road in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4589.
Urlar,settlement 550m E 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 SM4589.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Urlar,ring cairn 700m SE of and cup marked boulder 750m E of (0.2 km), Margmore, cup-marked rock 740m SSW of (0.2 km), Margmore, cup and ring marked rock 580m SSW of (0.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Urlar,settlement 550m E of'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.
Urlar,settlement 550m E of stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.