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The Slacks, Kirkhill Forest is a prehistoric settlement complex located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, comprising a burial cairn, hut circles, and associated cairnfield that date to the Bronze Age. The site represents evidence of domestic occupation and funerary practices from the second millennium BCE, with the hut circles indicating sustained settlement activity within what is now forested terrain. The cairnfield, comprising numerous small stone cairns distributed across the landscape, reflects pastoral or agricultural land management practices contemporary with the occupation of the settlement. Together, these archaeological features provide material evidence of Bronze Age communities engaged in both domestic and ritual activities in the Scottish uplands.
The Slacks, Kirkhill Forest, burial cairn, hut circles and cairnfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9245. View the official record →
The Slacks, Kirkhill Forest is a prehistoric settlement complex located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, comprising a burial cairn, hut circles, and associated cairnfield that date to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9245.
The Slacks, Kirkhill Forest, burial cairn, hut circles and cairnfield 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 SM9245.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hillhead of Clinterty, hut circle 135m SSW of (3.9 km), Burnhead, standing stone 375m S of (6.3 km), Drumstone,ring ditch 270m SW of (6.4 km).
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