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Wellfield is a post-medieval enclosure situated in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 220 metres south-south-east of the main settlement. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM9451.
The enclosure lies upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian formation comprising interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that shapes the underlying geology of this part of Perthshire. This solid foundation has influenced both the landscape character and the practical construction of structures across the locality.
Post-medieval enclosures of this type typically represent agricultural reorganisation and land management practices from the sixteenth century onwards. Wellfield's position in the Perthshire countryside reflects patterns of field division and pastoral use that characterised farming communities in this region during the early modern period. The monument contributes to understanding the development of rural settlement and land tenure in the Scottish interior.
Wellfield, enclosure 220m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9451. View the official record →
Wellfield is a post-medieval enclosure situated in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 220 metres south-south-east of the main settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9451.
Wellfield, enclosure 220m SSE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Wellfield, enclosure 220m SSE 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 SM9451.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Law,fort,Abernethy (1.4 km), Edmund's Grave, burial cairn (2.6 km), Balvaird Castle (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Wellfield, enclosure 220m SSE 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.
Wellfield, enclosure 220m SSE of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.