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Bogton is a post-medieval cairn, field system and trackway located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, standing approximately 250 metres north-east of the settlement. The monument sits upon bedrock formed from a Late Silurian to Early Devonian felsic igneous intrusion, characteristic of the complex geology underlying much of the Grampian region. This volcanic foundation has weathered to produce the stony landscape typical of Aberdeenshire's upland terrain.
The cairn represents a deliberately constructed heap of stone, a common feature of post-medieval rural landscapes where such accumulations served practical purposes in land management and clearance. The associated field system demonstrates the organised division of agricultural land, whilst the trackway indicates established routes of communication and stock movement across the moorland terrain during the early modern period.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM7877, reflecting its importance as evidence of post-medieval settlement patterns and land use in the Scottish Highlands. Together, the cairn, fields and trackway form an integrated archaeological landscape that illuminates how communities adapted to and exploited this challenging terrain during the centuries following the medieval period.
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, field system and trackway located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, standing approximately 250 metres north-east of the settlement. 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 the UK.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Bogton, cairn, field system and trackway 250m NE 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.
Bogton, cairn, field system and trackway 250m NE of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.