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Ratch-hill is a post-medieval settlement with associated field systems and enclosures located south and southeast of the named location in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site comprises the physical remains of settlement structures alongside extensive field boundaries that reflect the organisation of agricultural land during the post-medieval period. The enclosures and field systems demonstrate the rural settlement patterns characteristic of Aberdeenshire's agrarian economy in the centuries following the medieval period. This settlement represents evidence of land use and territorial organisation in the region during a period of significant change in Scottish agricultural practice and settlement distribution.
Ratch-hill, settlement, field system & enclosures S and SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6448. View the official record →
Ratch-hill is a post-medieval settlement with associated field systems and enclosures located south and southeast of the named location in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6448.
Ratch-hill, settlement, field system & enclosures S and SE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a settlement, field system & enclosures s and. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Ratch-hill, settlement, field system & enclosures S and SE 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 SM6448.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including South Leylodge Steading, stone circle 110m W of (3.5 km), South Fornet, stone circle 250m NW of (5.8 km), Glack, cairn 245m WNW of (6.4 km).
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