[1] It stood close to several places which were centres of secular and religious power during the early Middle Ages including Abernethy,[2] Forteviot,[3][4] Scone and Moncreiffe.

In the late twentieth century AD Clatchard Craig was entirely destroyed by quarrying for aggregate authorised by the British Ministry of Transport.

[6] This interpretation is supported by the fact that the hill of Clatchard Craig once held a freestanding pillar of stone, 27m high, which was demolished in 1846 during the construction of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway.

[6] Clatchard Craig lay close to the authentic Roman site of Carpow, a legionary fortress of the Severan era.

[6] As the quarry approached the perimeter of the fort the British Ministry of Works conducted two rescue excavations in 1954–55 and 1959–60 intended to investigate the site before its destruction.

[1][6] The earliest signs of human activity on the site were pottery fragments and a petrosphere both dating to the neolithic period.

[1][6] Continued occupation during the Bronze Age was indicated by the discovery of a cist burial and fragments of pottery identified with the beaker culture.

Construction of the ramparts continued throughout the era with pieces of recycled Roman tile and mortared masonry included in the fabric.

The impression that the fort was a high-status site was reinforced by the discovery of an ingot of silver[1][6] and by the presence of fine metalworking activity within its perimeter.