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Hill of Bandodle is a post-medieval farmstead located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated 210 metres south-south-east of an unnamed settlement. The farm stands upon bedrock formed during the Early Devonian period, where an igneous intrusion of felsic rock has created the underlying geology. This ancient geological foundation has shaped the landscape in which later settlement occurred.
Post-medieval farmsteads such as Hill of Bandodle represent the agricultural organisation and settlement patterns that developed across Aberdeenshire following the medieval period. The site reflects the practical choice of location within the regional topography, utilising the solid ground provided by the felsic igneous bedrock. Such farms were typically centres of rural enterprise, managed as working agricultural units within the broader economy of the northeast.
The farmstead is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM12124, recognising its value as a record of rural settlement and land use in the post-medieval period. The site contributes to understanding how communities adapted to and made use of Aberdeenshire's distinctive geology and landscape over successive centuries of occupation and farming activity.
Hill of Bandodle, farmstead 210m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12124. View the official record →
Hill of Bandodle is a post-medieval farmstead located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated 210 metres south-south-east of an unnamed settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12124.
Hill of Bandodle, farmstead 210m 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.
Hill of Bandodle, farmstead 210m 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 SM12124.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tamnagorn, stone circle 300m E of (1.4 km), Auchmore Farm, hut circle 80m NW of (1.6 km), Craiglea, ring-marked boulder 440m WNW of (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Hill of Bandodle, farmstead 210m SSE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Hill of Bandodle, farmstead 210m SSE of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.