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Upper Manbeen Butter Well is a historic dairy structure located in Morayshire, Scotland. The site represents the material remains of butter production practices in rural Scotland, reflecting the importance of dairy farming to the local economy. Butter wells, which functioned as cooling chambers for dairy products, were typically constructed to take advantage of natural springs or cool groundwater to preserve butter before refrigeration became available. The structure at Upper Manbeen demonstrates the practical infrastructure that supported agricultural livelihoods in the region during the early modern and later periods.
Upper Manbeen,Butter Well is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5909. View the official record →
Upper Manbeen Butter Well is a historic dairy structure located in Morayshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5909.
Upper Manbeen,Butter Well 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 SM5909.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Upper Manbeen, symbol stone (0.3 km), Birnie Parish Kirk, old graveyard and symbol stone (2.5 km), Pluscarden Priory,precinct walls (4.2 km).
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