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Delachuper is a post-medieval farmstead situated 310 metres north of its eponymous settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock of the Appin Group, a Neoproterozoic formation comprising graphitic pelite, calcareous pelite, calcsilicate-rock and psammite. This ancient metamorphic sequence provides the underlying geology typical of the region's upland areas, where such scattered farmsteads became characteristic of the rural landscape during the early modern period.
The site represents the dispersed settlement pattern common to north-east Scotland from the sixteenth century onwards, when individual tenant farms began to separate from consolidated village settlements. Delachuper reflects the agrarian economy and settlement reorganisation that shaped Aberdeenshire's countryside during this era. The monument's position on slopes above the lower ground illustrates practical choices made by farmers regarding land use and drainage.
The farmstead is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11502, recognising its significance to understanding post-medieval rural settlement in the Grampian region. Such upland farmsteads remain important archaeological evidence of how communities exploited marginal land and adapted to changing agricultural practices over centuries.
Delachuper, farmstead 310m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11502. View the official record →
Delachuper is a post-medieval farmstead situated 310 metres north of its eponymous settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11502.
Delachuper, farmstead 310m N 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.
Delachuper, farmstead 310m N 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 SM11502.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bridge on Old Military Road over Allt Damh Burn (0.7 km), Greenbank, ring-ditch 250m N of (0.9 km), Greenbank, ring-ditch 365m N of (1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Delachuper, farmstead 310m N of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Delachuper, farmstead 310m N of stands on Appin Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is graphitic pelite, calcareous pelite, calcsilicate-rock and psammite.