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Berryhill is a post-medieval enclosure located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated approximately 290 metres north of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument consists of a rectangular or sub-rectangular earthwork typical of the early modern period, when such enclosed spaces served practical purposes for agricultural management, livestock containment, or settlement organisation. The enclosure lies upon bedrock belonging to the Argyll Group, ancient metamorphic rocks formed during the Neoproterozoic era, composed of psammite, semipelite and pelite deposits that underlie much of this region of Aberdeenshire. These hard, metamorphosed sedimentary stones would have presented considerable challenges to the creation of any substantial earthwork, suggesting that the monument's builders exploited natural topography or softer superficial deposits to form its boundaries. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12334, recognising its significance as evidence of early modern land management and settlement patterns in rural Aberdeenshire.
Berryhill, enclosure 290m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12334. View the official record →
Berryhill is a post-medieval enclosure located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated approximately 290 metres north of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12334.
Berryhill, enclosure 290m N of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Berryhill, enclosure 290m N 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 SM12334.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Benthoull Croft, cairn 140m W of (5.2 km), Easterhill, hut circles 290m ENE of (5.6 km), Contlaw Mains, hut circle 355m ENE of (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Berryhill, enclosure 290m N 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.
Berryhill, enclosure 290m N of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.