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The limekiln 1060m WSW of Sron Aonghais is a stone-built structure located near Relaquheim in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument sits on bedrock of the Argyll Group, comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite deposits formed in the Neoproterozoic era. This geological setting provided local sources of stone for both the kiln's construction and its surrounding landscape, though lime for burning would have been sourced from limestone deposits worked elsewhere and brought to the site.
Limekilns of this type were used to produce quicklime through the thermal decomposition of limestone, a process essential to rural and agricultural economies throughout Scotland from the medieval period through to the nineteenth century. The kiln at this remote upland location would have served local farming communities, whose lime requirements ranged from agricultural soil improvement to building mortar and whitewash.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM11413, recognising its significance as evidence of historical rural industrial practice. Its survival in the Aberdeenshire landscape provides material testimony to the widespread distribution of lime production across Scotland and the relationship between local communities and their geological resources.
Relaquheim, limekiln 1060m WSW of, Sron Aonghais is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11413. View the official record →
The limekiln 1060m WSW of Sron Aonghais is a stone-built structure located near Relaquheim in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11413.
Relaquheim, limekiln 1060m WSW of, Sron Aonghais 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 SM11413.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Relaquheim, farmstead 1090m W of, Glen Ernan (0.4 km), Relaquheim, farmstead 480m SE of, Glen Ernan (1.2 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, limekiln 1060m WSW of, Sron Aonghais'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, limekiln 1060m WSW of, Sron Aonghais stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.