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Bogton is a post-medieval cairn located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated approximately 250 metres north-east of the settlement of Bogton. The monument comprises a cairn alongside associated field systems and a trackway, representing evidence of agricultural land use and settlement patterns characteristic of the early modern period. The cairn itself is a field clearance cairn typical of post-medieval rural landscapes, formed through the accumulation of stones cleared from cultivated land during agricultural improvement. The associated field systems and trackway provide contextual evidence of the working landscape and communication routes of the early modern Aberdeenshire countryside.
Bogton, cairn, field system and trackway 250m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7877. View the official record →
Bogton is a post-medieval cairn located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated approximately 250 metres north-east of the settlement of Bogton. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7877.
Bogton, cairn, field system and trackway 250m NE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a cairn, field system and trackway. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Bogton, cairn, field system and trackway 250m NE 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 SM7877.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standingstones, standing stone 275m ESE of (3.9 km), Castle Hill,motte,Kirkton of Durris (4.4 km), South Brachmont,mound and stone setting 760m NNW of (4.5 km).
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