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North Gellan is a post-medieval settlement and field system situated 350 metres north of the village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site occupies ground underlain by a Late Silurian to Early Devonian igneous intrusion of felsic rock, characteristic of the geological complexity of north-east Scotland. This bedrock geology would have influenced both the drainage and workability of the land available to settlers.
The settlement comprises the remains of buildings and associated field boundaries, typical of the agricultural communities that occupied rural Aberdeenshire during the post-medieval period. The field system visible on the landscape reflects the organisation of arable and pastoral land use during this era, when small settlements and their surrounding fields formed the basis of local economy and society.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM5211, recognising its significance in understanding post-medieval rural settlement patterns and land management practices in Aberdeenshire. The preservation of both structural and field remains allows examination of how communities adapted their settlement strategies and agricultural practices to the local terrain and geological conditions.
North Gellan,settlement and field system 350m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5211. View the official record →
North Gellan is a post-medieval settlement and field system situated 350 metres north of the village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5211.
North Gellan,settlement and field system 350m N of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a settlement and field system. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
North Gellan,settlement and field system 350m N 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 SM5211.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coull Castle (1.7 km), Blue Cairn, long cairn 750m ESE of Tillyduke (2.5 km), Balnacraig,long cairn 260m NNW of (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of North Gellan,settlement and field system 350m N of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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North Gellan,settlement and field system 350m N of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.