What is recorded here

Scone Palace and Sparrow Muir hold first World War slit trenches, sharp angular cuts buried beneath grass and memory. Young men may have dug them, bled on them, or simply walked past them once the guns went quiet. The land keeps their effort hidden, waiting for boots to press the truth back into view.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Scone, Scone Palace, Sparrow Muir, Trench System as Slit Trench(s) (first World War). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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