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Waterside is a hut circles site located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The settlement comprises the remains of multiple circular or sub-circular dwellings, typical of prehistoric occupation in the north-east of Scotland. These structures represent domestic activity from the Bronze Age or Iron Age, when communities established permanent or semi-permanent settlements across the upland and marginal lands of the region.
The monument sits upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, a Neoproterozoic formation comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite—metamorphic rocks that form much of the local geology. These ancient sediments underlie the moorland and rough ground characteristic of Aberdeenshire's interior landscape. The presence of such bedrock would have offered limited opportunity for deep cultivation, making the area suitable primarily for pastoral settlement and stock management, strategies reflected in the distribution of hut circles across the local terrain.
The site is one of numerous hut circles settlements recorded across Aberdeenshire, representing a widespread pattern of settlement exploitation. Its protection as a scheduled monument recognises its importance as archaeological evidence for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns, domestic architecture and land use in this region of north-east Scotland.
Waterside,hut circles W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6080. View the official record →
Waterside is a hut circles site located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6080.
Waterside,hut circles W 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 SM6080.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heogan, palisaded enclosure 90m NE of (1.1 km), Ferrar,hut circle and field systems 300m SSE of to 550m E of (4.7 km), Coull Castle (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Waterside,hut circles W of'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.
Waterside,hut circles W of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.