Scheduled monuments in Aberdeenshire

A scheduled monument in Scotland is a nationally important archaeological site or monument which is given legal protection by being placed on a list (or "schedule") maintained by Historic Environment Scotland. The aim of scheduling is to preserve the country's most significant sites and monuments as far as possible in the form in which they have been inherited.[1]

Aberdeenshire shown within Scotland

The process of scheduling is governed by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, which aims "to make provision for the investigation, preservation and recording of matters of archaeological or historical interest". The term "scheduled monument" can apply to the whole range of archaeological sites which have been deliberately constructed by human activity but are not always visible above ground. They range from prehistoric standing stones and burial sites, through Roman remains and medieval structures such as castles and monasteries, to later structures such as industrial sites and buildings constructed for the World Wars. Some buildings or structures which were both scheduled and listed have had their listing designations removed to reduce the duplication.

As of 2017 there were 8,239 scheduled monuments in Scotland.

Notable scheduled monuments in Aberdeenshire

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Name Location Description Ref No Image
Old Parish Church of St Talorgan Fordyce Ruined church SM352  
Parkhouse Hill stone circle (Aikey Brae) Old Deer Recumbent stone circle SM2  
Berrybrae stone circle Crimond, Lonmay Prehistoric stone circle SM8  
Cothiemuir Hill Keig Prehistoric stone circle SM17  
Broomend henge, standing stones and symbol stone Port Elphinstone Prehistoric henge and avenue SM18  
Christchurch, stone circle and standing stone, Midmar Midmar Recumbent stone circle SM32  
Old Keig stone circle Keig Recument stone circle SM40  
Sunhoney Midmar Recumbent stone circle SM44  
Whitehill stone circle Bogmore Wood, Monymusk Recumbent stone circle SM55  
Tap o' Noth Rhynie Hill Fort SM63  
Ardlair Stone Kennethmont Pictish symbol stone SM65  
Craw Stane Rhynie Class 1 Pictish symbol stone SM69  
Kintore symbol stone Kintore Pictish symbol stone SM76  
Balquhain Castle Chapel of Garioch Remains of a tower house SM90  
Doune of Invernochty motte Strathdon Medieval motte SM94  
Hill of Dunnideer, fort, platform settlement and tower Insch Prehistoric fort SM95  
Inverallochy Castle Rathen Ruinous large courtyard castle SM97  
Inverugie Castle Inverugie 16th-century Tower House SM98  
The Bass and Little Bass Inverurie Motte-and-bailey castle and earthworks SM99  
Boyne Castle Boyndie 16th-century quadrangular castle SM354  
Eslie stone circle (ESE of Eslie) Banchory Recumbent stone circle SM976  
Eslie stone circle (South of Eslie) Banchory Recumbent stone circle SM977  
Nine Stanes (Mulloch Wood) stone circle Banchory Recumbent stone circle SM979  
Old Bourtreebush stone circle Banchory-Devenick Remains of stone circle SM980  
Dunnottar Castle Dunnottar Ruinous castle SM986  
Dundarg Castle New Aberdour Traces of prehistoric fort/remains of medieval castle SM2450  
Ravenscraig Castle Peterhead Ruined 15th-century L-shaped tower-house SM2496  
Gight Castle Fyvie Ruined 16th-century castle SM2508  
Findlater Castle Sandend Ruined medieval castle SM2846  
Banff Castle Banff Traces of medieval castle SM2927
Old Slains Castle Slains Ruined medieval tower house SM3250  
Esslemont Castle Ellon, Aberdeenshire Ruined Tower House SM3400  
Balquhain stone circle Chapel of Garioch Recumbent stone circle SM3961  
Balbridie timber hall Banchory Site of a Neolithic long house SM4084  
Capo long barrow Fettercairn Neolithic long burial barrow SM4444  
Pittulie Castle Pitsligo Ruined 16th/17th-century castle SM5578  
Eden Castle Near Banff Ruined 16th/17th century towerhouse SM5638  
Conzie Castle (Bognie Castle) Huntly Ruined 17th-century house SM5899  
Fedderate Castle New Deer 15th-century stronghold SM5951  
Pitsligo Castle Pitsligo 15th/18th-century ruined courtyard castle SM6146  
Old Aberdour Kirk Aberdour, Aberdeenshire Ruined St Drostran's kirk and graveyard SM6155  
Ellon Castle Ellon Remains of a late medieval/early modern castle SM7333  
Cowie Castle Cowie Traces of medieval castle SM9742  
Glenkindie House souterrain Towie Prehistoric souterrain (underground store) SM10953  
Asloun Castle Alford Round tower, remains of a larger building SM11392  
Corgarff Castle Corgarff 16th century castle SM90080  
Cullerlie stone circle Echt Prehistoric stone circle SM90088  
Culsh souterrain Tarland Iron Age souterrain (underground storage chamber) SM90091  
East Aquhorthies stone circle Inverurie Prehistoric recumbent stone circle SM90126  
Glenbuchat Castle Glenbuchat Ruined z-plan tower hooooouse SM90151  
Huntly Castle Huntly Remains of L-plan castle SM90165  
Kildrummy Castle Kildrummy Remains of medieval castle SM90181  
Maiden Stone Chapel of Garioch Pictish cross-slab symbol stone SM90210  
Picardy Stone Insch Class I Pictish symbol stone SM90239  
St John's Church, Gamrie Gardenstown Ruined church and burial ground SM5678  
Tolquhon Castle Tarves Ruined 15th/16th-century castle SM90302  
Tomnaverie stone circle Coull Recumbent stone circle SM90303  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "What is scheduling?". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 2 September 2017.