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Johnston is an unenclosed settlement situated 400 metres east of Johnston in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The settlement occupies bedrock formed from a mafic igneous intrusion of Ordovician to Silurian age, which provides a foundation of hard, dark-coloured rock typical of the upland interior of northeast Scotland. This geological setting would have influenced both the construction methods and the agricultural potential of the land surrounding the occupation site.
Unenclosed settlements of this type represent a distinctive form of prehistoric and early historic habitation in Scotland, comprising clusters of timber or stone roundhouses without surrounding defensive ramparts or field boundaries. Such sites are distributed widely across Aberdeenshire and reflect patterns of dispersed settlement and pastoralism that characterised inland regions during the Iron Age and later periods.
The site at Johnston is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM11523, recognising its significance in understanding the settlement archaeology and land use of Aberdeenshire. The exposure of the underlying igneous bedrock across the site would have presented particular challenges and opportunities to its ancient inhabitants, shaping the character of occupation in this part of the Grampian landscape.
Johnston, unenclosed settlement 400m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11523. View the official record →
Johnston is an unenclosed settlement situated 400 metres east of Johnston in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11523.
Johnston, unenclosed settlement 400m E 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 SM11523.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ringing Stone, standing stone, 275m NNW of Johnston (0.5 km), Hill of Newleslie, hillfort, 400m N of Cotetown (0.6 km), Loanend,stone circle,200m N of (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Johnston, unenclosed settlement 400m E of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Johnston, unenclosed settlement 400m E of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.