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Old Braco is a medieval chapel and enclosure situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 190 metres south-southeast of Old Braco itself. The site comprises the remains of a chapel structure within a defined enclosure, representing a small ecclesiastical settlement of medieval date. Such chapel enclosures were characteristic features of the Scottish medieval landscape, serving local communities for worship and potentially functioning as focal points for settlement organisation. The monument remains an important archaeological record of early medieval religious provision and land use in the Aberdeenshire region.
Old Braco, chapel and enclosure 190m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12119. View the official record →
Old Braco is a medieval chapel and enclosure situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 190 metres south-southeast of Old Braco itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12119.
Old Braco, chapel and enclosure 190m SSE of dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a chapel and enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Old Braco, chapel and enclosure 190m 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 SM12119.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newton of Braco, ring-cairn 740m W of (1.3 km), Chapel o' Sink Cairn, cairn (2.1 km), East Aquhorthies, stone circle (2.3 km).
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