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Craig Glas is a post-medieval hut circle and enclosure situated 1020 metres west-south-west of Birkhill in Aberdeenshire. The monument occupies moorland built upon an unnamed igneous intrusion of Ordovician to Silurian age, composed of mafic igneous rock that gives the landscape its distinctive character. This geological foundation would have presented particular challenges and opportunities for settlement, with the hard stone proving difficult to work but providing stable, well-drained ground suitable for building.
The hut circle and associated enclosure represent a form of pastoral occupation common across upland Scotland during the post-medieval period, when transhumant herding and small-scale settlement expanded into marginal landscapes. The combination of structural elements suggests a semi-permanent or seasonal settlement, possibly linked to cattle herding on the open moorland that characterises this part of Aberdeenshire.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM11471, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of rural settlement patterns and land use during the early modern period. The monument contributes to understanding how communities adapted to and exploited the upland environments of north-east Scotland.
Craig Glas, hut circle and enclosure 1020m WSW of Birkhill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11471. View the official record →
Craig Glas is a post-medieval hut circle and enclosure situated 1020 metres west-south-west of Birkhill in Aberdeenshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11471.
Craig Glas, hut circle and enclosure 1020m WSW of Birkhill dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a hut circle and enclosure 1020m wsw of birkhill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Craig Glas, hut circle and enclosure 1020m WSW of Birkhill 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 SM11471.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Milton of Whitehouse, souterrain 200m NNE of (4.1 km), Knock Hill, cairn 530m SE of Corblelack (6.3 km), Knock Hill, cairn 220m S of Easter Corblelack (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Craig Glas, hut circle and enclosure 1020m WSW of Birkhill'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.
Craig Glas, hut circle and enclosure 1020m WSW of Birkhill stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.