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Auchindoir, St Mary's Church, Mote Hill and Dovecot is a medieval ecclesiastical and baronial site in Aberdeenshire comprising three distinct structures of historical importance. The parish church of St Mary dates from the medieval period and represents the spiritual centre of the medieval settlement at Auchindoir. The mote hill is a characteristic earthwork of medieval lordship, typical of Norman influence in Scotland during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, serving as the administrative and defensive focus of the barony. The dovecot, a later addition to the complex, reflects the agricultural practices of a substantial medieval estate and demonstrates the continued occupation and development of the site into the early modern period.
Auchindoir, St Mary's Church, Mote Hill and Dovecot is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90267. View the official record →
Auchindoir, St Mary's Church, Mote Hill and Dovecot is a medieval ecclesiastical and baronial site in Aberdeenshire comprising three distinct structures of historical importance. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90267.
Auchindoir, St Mary's Church, Mote Hill and Dovecot dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a st mary's church, mote hill and dovecot. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Auchindoir, St Mary's Church, Mote Hill and Dovecot is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM90267.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Limekiln Braes, kiln, quarries and platforms 650m NW of Bar na Beinn (1.2 km), Cnoc Cailliche, fort 360m WSW of Upper Wheedlemont (1.6 km), Currach Cottage, hut circles 330m NE of (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Auchindoir, St Mary's Church, Mote Hill and Dovecot's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Auchindoir, St Mary's Church, Mote Hill and Dovecot stands on Lower Old Red Sandstone, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.