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Little Eddieston Cottage is a post-medieval farmstead located 235 metres east of Little Eddieston in Aberdeenshire. The site occupies land overlying an unnamed felsic igneous intrusion of Late Silurian to Early Devonian age, which formed during the Early Devonian period and now constitutes the bedrock beneath the property. This geological foundation of hard, crystalline rock would have significantly influenced both the drainage characteristics and building practices of successive occupants.
As a post-medieval farmstead, Little Eddieston Cottage represents the agricultural settlement pattern that developed across Aberdeenshire during the sixteenth century and beyond. Farmsteads of this period typically combined domestic and working spaces, reflecting the integrated nature of rural economy and household life in early modern Scotland. The site's location and orientation would have been determined by access to water, pasture, and arable ground suitable for cereal cultivation.
The farmstead is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM12549, recognising its significance as evidence of post-medieval rural settlement in the northeast of Scotland. The site contributes to understanding the historical development of Aberdeenshire's agricultural landscape and the evolution of farm structures during this formative period of Scottish rural history.
Little Eddieston Cottage, farmstead 235m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12549. View the official record →
Little Eddieston Cottage is a post-medieval farmstead located 235 metres east of Little Eddieston in Aberdeenshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12549.
Little Eddieston Cottage, farmstead 235m E 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.
Little Eddieston Cottage, farmstead 235m 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 SM12549.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Normandykes,Roman camp (4.7 km), Castle Hill,motte,Kirkton of Durris (5.4 km), Upper Balfour, cairns, house, & field system 500m to 1000m SW of (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Little Eddieston Cottage, farmstead 235m E of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Little Eddieston Cottage, farmstead 235m E of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.