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Doune of Invernochty is a motte situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, dating to the medieval period. The monument consists of a substantial earthwork mound typical of Norman defensive architecture, constructed to command the surrounding landscape. Located in the north-east of Scotland, the site represents an important example of early medieval fortification strategy in the region. The motte would have originally supported a timber structure on its summit, serving administrative and defensive functions for the local Norman or Anglo-Norman authority during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Doune of Invernochty, motte is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM94. View the official record →
Doune of Invernochty is a motte situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM94.
Doune of Invernochty, motte dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Doune of Invernochty, motte 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 SM94.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Torr na Sithinn Wood, cairn (3 km), Tulloch, cupmarks 335m SW of (3.2 km), Birkford, burnt mound 420m N of (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Doune of Invernochty, motte'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.
Doune of Invernochty, motte stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.