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Tillyorn is a moated homestead located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 130 metres east of its designated reference point. The site represents a medieval domestic settlement, with the moat forming a substantial defensive or prestige feature surrounding the residential area, a characteristic common to Scottish lowland homesteads of the medieval period. The moated enclosure would have functioned as both a practical boundary and a status marker for its inhabitants, protecting the domestic space and livestock within. Such moated sites in northeast Scotland typically date to the medieval period, though precise chronological attribution for individual examples often remains uncertain without archaeological investigation or documentary evidence.
Tillyorn, moated homestead 130m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12161. View the official record →
Tillyorn is a moated homestead located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately 130 metres east of its designated reference point. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12161.
Tillyorn, moated homestead 130m E 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 SM12161.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crathes Castle,timber hall 550m ESE of (6 km), Castle Hill,motte,Kirkton of Durris (6.2 km), Balbridie,timber hall 500m NW of (6.9 km).
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