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Blackhillocks hut circle, located approximately 710 metres south-east of Blackhillocks in Banffshire, Scotland, is an ancient domestic settlement structure dating to the prehistoric period. The site represents evidence of early settlement patterns in north-east Scotland, where such hut circles served as residential dwellings for Iron Age or Bronze Age communities. The monument survives as a circular or sub-circular earthwork, characteristic of prehistoric domestic architecture in Scotland, though like many such sites its precise chronology requires archaeological investigation to establish definitively. This designation reflects its importance as part of the wider archaeological landscape of Banffshire's prehistoric occupation history.
Blackhillocks, hut circle 710m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11213. View the official record →
Blackhillocks hut circle, located approximately 710 metres south-east of Blackhillocks in Banffshire, Scotland, is an ancient domestic settlement structure dating to the prehistoric period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11213.
Blackhillocks, hut circle 710m SE 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 SM11213.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Litterty Hill,cairn (0.9 km), Cummerton,cairn 600m NNW of (1.3 km), Cullykhan, Castle Point, promontory fort, castle and battery (2.6 km).
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