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Mithergarth is a ring-ditch house settlement located in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. Ring-ditch houses are Bronze Age domestic structures defined by a circular ditch that surrounded a timber-framed dwelling, typically dating between 2000 and 1000 BC. The ditch served both practical and symbolic purposes, providing drainage around the house whilst defining the domestic space. At Mithergarth, the houses sit upon bedrock composed of Late Silurian to Early Devonian igneous intrusion, a felsic rock formed during the Early Devonian period. This substantial geological foundation, laid down some 400 million years ago, would have influenced the settlement's drainage and the character of the landscape available for cultivation.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under designation SM12018, reflecting its significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns in the north-east of Scotland. Ring-ditch settlements such as Mithergarth provide valuable insight into domestic life, social organisation and land use during the later prehistoric period in this region.
Mithergarth, ring-ditch houses 280m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12018. View the official record →
Mithergarth is a ring-ditch house settlement located in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12018.
Mithergarth, ring-ditch houses 280m SSE 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 SM12018.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newton of Braco, ring-cairn 740m W of (0.6 km), Chapel o' Sink Cairn, cairn (2.2 km), East Aquhorthies, stone circle (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Mithergarth, ring-ditch houses 280m SSE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Mithergarth, ring-ditch houses 280m SSE of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.