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West Mulloch is a post-medieval settlement and field system located in Kincardineshire, approximately 400 metres south-east of the settlement itself. The site represents the remains of rural habitation and agricultural organisation from the period following the medieval era, revealing patterns of settlement and land use typical of early modern farming communities in the north-east of Scotland. The landscape here sits upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, ancient metamorphic strata of psammite, semipelite and pelite formed during the Neoproterozoic era, which shapes the underlying geology of this region of Aberdeenshire and Kincardineshire.
The field system and settlement remains provide evidence of how communities adapted their agricultural practices to the local terrain and resources. Such post-medieval settlements often comprised clusters of dwellings with associated outbuildings and enclosures arranged according to contemporary farming needs and social organisation. The preservation of these earthworks allows understanding of rural settlement patterns and land division in early modern Scotland.
West Mulloch is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4965, recognising its archaeological and historical significance.
West Mulloch,settlement and field system 400m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4965. View the official record →
West Mulloch is a post-medieval settlement and field system located in Kincardineshire, approximately 400 metres south-east of the settlement itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4965.
West Mulloch,settlement and field system 400m SE of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a settlement and field system. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
West Mulloch,settlement and field system 400m SE 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 SM4965.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eslie, stone circle 550m ESE of (0.5 km), Westerton,hut circle & field system NNW of (0.8 km), The Nine Stanes,Mulloch Wood,stone circle 650m NW of The Garroll (0.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of West Mulloch,settlement and field system 400m SE 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.
West Mulloch,settlement and field system 400m SE of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.