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Hillhead of Clinterty is a hut circle situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 135 metres south-south-west of a reference point within the same landscape. The structure belongs to the tradition of Iron Age domestic settlement across northern Britain, where such circular or oval stone-built dwellings provided shelter for individual family groups or small communities.
The monument's location reflects careful settlement choices by its builders. The site rests upon bedrock of an unnamed igneous intrusion of Late Silurian to Early Devonian age, specifically a felsic rock body that formed during the Early Devonian period. This geological foundation would have offered stable ground for construction whilst the local topography and surrounding terrain provided access to resources essential for subsistence farming and pastoralism.
Today, Hillhead of Clinterty remains visible in the modern landscape as a testament to Iron Age occupation patterns in northeast Scotland. The hut circle is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the designation SM12439, ensuring its preservation as an important archaeological and historical asset within the region's heritage record.
Hillhead of Clinterty, hut circle 135m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12439. View the official record →
Hillhead of Clinterty is a hut circle situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 135 metres south-south-west of a reference point within the same landscape.
Hillhead of Clinterty, hut circle 135m SSW 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 SM12439.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including West Hatton Croft, long cairn 155m WNW of (3.4 km), Berryhill, enclosure 290m N of (3.6 km), Kingswells, consumption dykes 415m N and 685m NNE of Home Farm (3.8 km).
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Hillhead of Clinterty, hut circle 135m SSW of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.