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Old Kinnernie is a medieval cairn situated 140 metres north of St Mary's Church in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock formed by an unnamed igneous intrusion of felsic rock, created during the Early Devonian period. This geological foundation of hard igneous material has helped preserve the cairn's structure through the centuries.
The cairn represents a distinctive form of medieval monument construction, built upon a landscape shaped by ancient geological processes. The felsic intrusion underlying the site would have provided a stable base for the cairn's placement, though the exact purpose and date of construction within the medieval period remain undetermined by surviving evidence.
Today Old Kinnernie is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM12121, recognising its significance as part of Aberdeenshire's medieval heritage. The cairn's proximity to St Mary's Church suggests a spatial relationship with ecclesiastical activity, typical of medieval settlement patterns in northeast Scotland.
Old Kinnernie, cairn 140m N of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12121. View the official record →
Old Kinnernie is a medieval cairn situated 140 metres north of St Mary's Church in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12121.
Old Kinnernie, cairn 140m N of St Mary's Church dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a cairn 140m n of st mary's church. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Old Kinnernie, cairn 140m N of St Mary's Church 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 SM12121.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including New Wester Echt,stone circle 170m SW of (1.9 km), Upper Broomhill, hut circles 470m ESE, 510m ESE and 630m SE of (2.2 km), Barmekin of Echt, fort, Barmekin Hill (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Old Kinnernie, cairn 140m N of St Mary's Church'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.
Old Kinnernie, cairn 140m N of St Mary's Church stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.