Overview
Dun Knock, Dunning is recorded as Cultivation Terrace(s) (post Medieval), Fort (period Unassigned), Plantation Bank (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (post Medieval), Sand and Gravel Workings(s) (19th Century) - (20th Century), Vitrified Stone (period Unassigned), Axehead (period Unass in Scotland Perth And Kinross. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dun Knock, Dunning as Cultivation Terrace(s) (post Medieval), Fort (period Unassigned), Plantation Bank (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (post Medieval), Sand and Gravel Workings(s) (19th Century) - (20th Century), Vitrified Stone (period Unassigned), Axehead (period Unass.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dun Knock, Dunning as Cultivation Terrace(s) (post Medieval), Fort (period Unassigned), Plantation Bank (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (post Medieval), Sand and Gravel Workings(s) (19th Century) - (20th Century), Vitrified Stone (period Unassigned), Axehead (period Unass.
How it was made and used
The label Cultivation Terrace(s) (post Medieval), Fort (period Unassigned), Plantation Bank (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (post Medieval), Sand and Gravel Workings(s) (19th Century) - (20th Century), Vitrified Stone (period Unassigned), Axehead (period Unass gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What was found
The official record fixes the place and calls it Cultivation Terrace(s) (post Medieval), Fort (period Unassigned), Plantation Bank (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (post Medieval), Sand and Gravel Workings(s) (19th Century) - (20th Century), Vitrified Stone (period Unassigned), Axehead (period Unass. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Cultivation Terrace(s) (post Medieval), Fort (period Unassigned), Plantation Bank (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (post Medieval), Sand and Gravel Workings(s) (19th Century) - (20th Century), Vitrified Stone (period Unassigned), Axehead (period Unass. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Dun Knock, Dunning matters as a recorded cultivation terrace(s) (post medieval), fort (period unassigned), plantation bank (period unassigned), rig and furrow (post medieval), sand and gravel workings(s) (19th century) - (20th century), vitrified stone (period unassigned), axehead (period unass tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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