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Balbridie is a timber hall situated 500 metres north-west of the settlement of the same name in Kincardineshire, Scotland. The monument lies upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, a formation of psammite, semipelite and pelite laid down during the Neoproterozoic era. This foundation of sedimentary rock has weathered to provide soils across this part of the Mearns landscape.
The timber hall represents an important phase of early settlement in north-east Scotland, belonging to the Neolithic period. Such structures reveal how communities of the era constructed substantial communal buildings, typically aligned east to west and divided internally into multiple compartments. The site's surviving archaeological remains are modest, yet the building's footprint and associated features remain traceable through cropmarks and excavation.
Balbridie is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland, reference SM4084. The site contributes to understanding settlement patterns and architectural practice among early farming societies in Bronze Age and early Iron Age Britain, preserving evidence of construction techniques and domestic organisation now lost to time.
Balbridie,timber hall 500m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4084. View the official record →
Balbridie is a timber hall situated 500 metres north-west of the settlement of the same name in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4084.
Balbridie,timber hall 500m 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 SM4084.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnshee,field system & farmstead 700m WSW of (1.8 km), Cairnshee Wood,cairn 750m SSW of Cairnshee (2.3 km), Cairnfauld, stone circle 120m NNE of (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Balbridie,timber hall 500m 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.
Balbridie,timber hall 500m NW of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.