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Culfork is a post-medieval farmstead located 155 metres south-south-east of its namesake in Aberdeenshire. The site occupies ground underlain by metamorphic bedrock of the Argyll Group, a sequence of psammite, semipelite and pelite rocks formed during the Neoproterozoic era. This ancient geological foundation, typical of much of the Grampian Highlands, would have presented both opportunities and challenges to farming communities establishing themselves on the land.
As a post-medieval settlement, Culfork represents the pattern of rural occupation and agricultural development that characterises the early modern period in north-east Scotland. The farmstead's position on the undulating terrain of Aberdeenshire reflects the adaptation of settlement patterns to local topography and resource availability during this era of intensifying land use.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11752, ensuring the preservation of this record of rural settlement and farming practice in the post-medieval period.
Culfork, farmstead 155m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11752. View the official record →
Culfork is a post-medieval farmstead located 155 metres south-south-east of its namesake in Aberdeenshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11752.
Culfork, farmstead 155m SSE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a farmstead. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Culfork, farmstead 155m SSE 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 SM11752.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knock Hill, hut circle 340m S of Wester Braehead (7.5 km), Knock Hill, cairn 220m S of Easter Corblelack (7.5 km), Knock Hill, cairn 530m SE of Corblelack (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Culfork, farmstead 155m SSE 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.
Culfork, farmstead 155m SSE of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.