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Druimantorran is a post-medieval hut circles and field system located in Inverness-shire, north-central Scotland. The settlement consists of multiple domestic structures and associated agricultural features spread across the upland terrain. The site lies on Neoproterozoic bedrock of the Grampian Group, comprising psammite and semipelite formations typical of the Scottish Highlands, creating the challenging but workable landscape characteristic of historical pastoral communities in this region.
The hut circles represent domestic occupation during the early modern period, when scattered Highland settlements exploited marginal land for subsistence farming and pastoral herding. The field system visible across the site reflects the organised agricultural practices of the era, with boundaries and cultivation patterns adapted to the steep terrain and thin soils overlying the metamorphic bedrock. Such settlements were common throughout Inverness-shire during this period, when communities maximised available resources across dispersed holdings.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11500, recognising its importance to understanding post-medieval Highland settlement patterns and land use. The survival of both structural remains and field boundaries provides evidence of how communities organised their domestic and agricultural spaces within the constraints of upland geography, contributing to the archaeological record of early modern rural Scotland.
Druimantorran, hut circles and field system 1525m NE and 1460m ENE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11500. View the official record →
Druimantorran is a post-medieval hut circles and field system located in Inverness-shire, north-central Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11500.
Druimantorran, hut circles and field system 1525m NE and 1460m ENE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a hut circles and field system 1525m ne and. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Druimantorran, hut circles and field system 1525m NE and 1460m ENE 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 SM11500.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ceapmaol,settlement 300m ENE of (0.8 km), Leadclune, cairn 1115m E of, Creag Innis an Daimh Dhuibh (1 km), Torness Cottage, two hut circles 300m SSW of (1.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Druimantorran, hut circles and field system 1525m NE and 1460m ENE 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.
Druimantorran, hut circles and field system 1525m NE and 1460m ENE of stands on Grampian Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite and semipelite.