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Shields, hut circle 295m NW of, is a prehistoric domestic structure located in Kincardineshire, Scotland. The site comprises a circular or oval earthwork typical of Bronze Age settlement patterns in northeast Scotland, with archaeological evidence suggesting occupation during the later prehistoric period. The hut circle represents the domestic architecture of small-scale farming communities whose economy combined pastoral and arable agriculture. Such structures are characteristic of the widespread dispersed settlement pattern found across the upland and marginal lands of Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire during the second and first millennia BC.
Shields, hut circle 295m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12476. View the official record →
Shields, hut circle 295m NW of, is a prehistoric domestic structure located in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12476.
Shields, hut circle 295m NW 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 SM12476.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Bourtreebush,stone circle and cairn 250m W of (1.5 km), Cantleyhills, cairn 150m SSW of (6.2 km), White Hill,house and field system (7 km).
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