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Auchmore Farm Hut Circle is a prehistoric domestic settlement located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The structure sits approximately 80 metres north-west of Auchmore Farm itself, positioned on bedrock composed of a felsic igneous intrusion dating to the Early Devonian period. This geological foundation would have provided a naturally firm base for settlement, though the exposed rock outcrops typical of such intrusions may have presented challenges for habitation and cultivation.
Hut circles of this type are characteristic of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement patterns across northern Scotland, representing the domestic remains of small family groups or extended households. The Auchmore example contributes to our understanding of prehistoric land use in the Aberdeenshire landscape, where scattered individual settlements and small clusters were distributed across available terrain.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's designation SM12177, ensuring its preservation for future study and public understanding. Such monuments are invaluable records of how early communities adapted to the local topography and geological conditions, making use of naturally drained and defensible locations across the Aberdeenshire uplands.
Auchmore Farm, hut circle 80m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12177. View the official record →
Auchmore Farm Hut Circle is a prehistoric domestic settlement located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12177.
Auchmore Farm, hut circle 80m NW of 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 SM12177.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hill of Bandodle, farmstead 210m SSE of (1.6 km), Craiglea, cairn 265m W of (2.6 km), Christchurch, stone circle and standing stone, Midmar (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Auchmore Farm, hut circle 80m NW of'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.
Auchmore Farm, hut circle 80m NW of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.