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Garlogie Wood is a post-medieval settlement comprising hut circles and field systems situated on the slopes north-northwest of Garlogie School in Aberdeenshire. The monument sits upon bedrock of felsic igneous intrusion, formed during the Early Devonian period, which would have presented settlers with particular challenges for cultivation and building. The field systems visible across the landscape represent the agricultural organisation of a rural community whose domestic structures are marked by the scattered hut circles that give the site its archaeological character.
The hut circles at Garlogie Wood are typical of upland Scottish settlement patterns of the post-medieval period, when marginal lands were brought into use to support growing populations. The associated field systems, arranged across the sloping terrain, demonstrate how communities adapted their agricultural practice to this challenging topography. Such settlements often occupied land that would later be abandoned as economic and social conditions changed.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6293, recognising its importance as evidence of rural settlement and land use history in the north-east of Scotland. The combination of structural remains and field boundaries provides valuable insight into how post-medieval communities organised both their domestic lives and their working landscape in this part of Aberdeenshire.
Garlogie Wood,hut circles & field system NNW of Garlogie School is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6293. View the official record →
Garlogie Wood is a post-medieval settlement comprising hut circles and field systems situated on the slopes north-northwest of Garlogie School in Aberdeenshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6293.
Garlogie Wood,hut circles & field system NNW of Garlogie School dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a hut circles & field system nnw of garlogie school. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Garlogie Wood,hut circles & field system NNW of Garlogie School 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 SM6293.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Benthoull Croft, cairn 140m W of (2.2 km), Easterhill, hut circles 290m ENE of (2.4 km), Little Eddieston Cottage, hut circle 155m NE of (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Garlogie Wood,hut circles & field system NNW of Garlogie School'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.
Garlogie Wood,hut circles & field system NNW of Garlogie School stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.