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Relaquheim is a post-medieval farmstead located 1090 metres west of Glen Ernan in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site sits on bedrock formed during the Silurian period, comprising an unnamed igneous intrusion of ultramafic composition that dates to the Ordovician and Silurian eras. This geological foundation of dense, iron and magnesium-rich rock would have presented particular challenges to those working the land in the centuries following the medieval period.
Post-medieval farmsteads such as Relaquheim represent the agricultural settlement patterns of early modern Scotland, typically dating from the sixteenth century onwards. These sites reveal how rural communities adapted to and exploited their local landscapes, developing farming practices suited to their specific terrain and resources. The location in Glen Ernan, within the distinctive landscape of Aberdeenshire's rural hinterland, would have offered access to pasture and water necessary for survival and subsistence.
The farmstead is now protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the scheduling reference SM11439, recognising its significance to understanding post-medieval rural life in the northeast of Scotland. Such sites, though often visible only as earthworks or subtle landscape features, provide valuable evidence of settlement, land use and daily life during a formative period in Scottish history.
Relaquheim, farmstead 1090m W of, Glen Ernan is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11439. View the official record →
Relaquheim is a post-medieval farmstead located 1090 metres west of Glen Ernan in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11439.
Relaquheim, farmstead 1090m W of, Glen Ernan dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a farmstead 1090m w of, glen ernan. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Relaquheim, farmstead 1090m W of, Glen Ernan 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 SM11439.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Relaquheim, limekiln 1060m WSW of, Sron Aonghais (0.4 km), Relaquheim, farmstead 480m SE of, Glen Ernan (1.4 km), Meikle Fleuchat, shielings and enclosures 1060m SE of Shiel (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Relaquheim, farmstead 1090m W of, Glen Ernan'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.
Relaquheim, farmstead 1090m W of, Glen Ernan stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is ultramafitite.