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Lui Water is a township settlement in Aberdeenshire, situated between 800 and 2,780 metres south-east of Derry Lodge. The site occupies upland terrain in the eastern Cairngorms region, where the underlying bedrock comprises Grampian Group rocks of Neoproterozoic age, dominated by psammite and semipelite formations that shape the local landscape and drainage patterns.
Township settlements of this type typically represent organised clusters of small farmsteads, occupied seasonally or permanently by communities engaged in pastoral agriculture and stock-rearing. The sprawling layout across this altitudinal range reflects the traditional use of upland ground for arable cultivation at lower elevations, with grazing lands extending higher into the hills.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM7696, recognising its significance as evidence of historic settlement patterns and land use in the Scottish Highlands. The survival of the township's structural remains contributes to understanding how communities adapted to and exploited this challenging upland environment.
Lui Water, townships 800m to 2780m SE of Derry Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7696. View the official record →
Lui Water is a township settlement in Aberdeenshire, situated between 800 and 2,780 metres south-east of Derry Lodge. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7696.
Lui Water, townships 800m to 2780m SE of Derry Lodge 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 SM7696.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mar, townships, enclosures, stills, kilns, Dubrach to E of Dalvorar (3.8 km), Alltan na Beinne, shielings 1600m SE of Carn Allt na Beinne (4.5 km), Derry Burn, shielings 1150m SE of to 1700m SE of Lochan Uaine (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Lui Water, townships 800m to 2780m SE of Derry Lodge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Lui Water, townships 800m to 2780m SE of Derry Lodge stands on Grampian Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite and semipelite.