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Wester Clunie is an unenclosed settlement situated in Perthshire, 1000 metres east-north-east of the settlement it designates. The site occupies ground underlain by Inverclyde Group bedrock, a succession of sandstone, siltstone and mudstone deposits formed during the Osagean period. This geology would have provided the local population with stone suitable for building and tool manufacture, whilst the landscape itself supported settlement and subsistence activity.
Unenclosed settlements of this type are typically Iron Age or early medieval in date, though they can span a considerable chronological range. Unlike defended hillforts, these open settlements reflect communities that operated without formal fortifications, suggesting patterns of social organisation based on kinship ties or shared pastoral and agricultural interests rather than on territorial control or defence. The evidence for settlement at Wester Clunie is preserved in the archaeological landscape itself.
The site is now protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9460, recognising its significance as a record of early settlement patterns in Perthshire. Such unenclosed settlements contribute materially to understanding the development of Iron Age and early medieval communities in eastern Scotland, where archaeological investigation continues to refine our knowledge of settlement distribution, chronology and daily life.
Wester Clunie, unenclosed settlement 1000m ENE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9460. View the official record →
Wester Clunie is an unenclosed settlement situated in Perthshire, 1000 metres east-north-east of the settlement it designates.
Wester Clunie, unenclosed settlement 1000m ENE 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 SM9460.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Law,fort,Abernethy (4.4 km), Cowden Hill, enclosure and round-houses (5.3 km), Wellfield, enclosure 220m SSE of (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Wester Clunie, unenclosed settlement 1000m ENE 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.
Wester Clunie, unenclosed settlement 1000m ENE of stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.