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Innesbrae is a post-medieval farmhouse, farmsteading and township located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site comprises the physical remains of a rural settlement that developed during the period following the medieval era, representing the evolution of agricultural communities in the northeast of Scotland. The farmstead sits upon bedrock formed during the Silurian period, an unnamed mafic igneous intrusion that shaped the underlying geology of this highland landscape.
The township represents a typical settlement pattern of the post-medieval Aberdeenshire countryside, where farmhouses, associated agricultural buildings and the scattered dwellings of tenant workers or labourers formed the basis of rural economy and society. The igneous bedrock beneath Innesbrae would have influenced both the character of the surrounding land and the practical considerations of settlement, affecting drainage, soil development and the availability of stone for construction.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM11721, recognising its significance as a record of rural life and agricultural practice in post-medieval Scotland. Such farmsteading complexes provide important archaeological evidence of how ordinary communities lived and worked during the centuries following the medieval period, before the dramatic transformations brought about by agricultural improvement and industrialisation.
Innesbrae, farmhouse, farmsteading and township 450m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11721. View the official record →
Innesbrae is a post-medieval farmhouse, farmsteading and township located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11721.
Innesbrae, farmhouse, farmsteading and township 450m NE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a farmhouse, farmsteading and township. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Innesbrae, farmhouse, farmsteading and township 450m NE 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 SM11721.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Innesbrae, buildings 320m SW of (0.8 km), Currach Cottage, hut circles 330m NE of (2.9 km), Cnoc Cailliche, fort 360m WSW of Upper Wheedlemont (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Innesbrae, farmhouse, farmsteading and township 450m NE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Innesbrae, farmhouse, farmsteading and township 450m NE of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.