Aberdeenshire shown within Scotland
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]
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[update] there were 8,239 scheduled monuments in Scotland.
Notable scheduled monuments in Aberdeenshire
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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