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Wood of Furlhead is a post-medieval settlement and associated field systems located in Banffshire, Scotland. The site comprises the remains of domestic structures and surrounding agricultural land that reflect the organisation of rural settlement and farming practices during the post-medieval period. The field systems demonstrate the patterns of land division and cultivation typical of early modern Scottish agriculture, indicating the strategies employed by inhabitants for managing their landscape and resources. The settlement represents an important record of vernacular occupation and rural economy in the northeast of Scotland during this era.
Wood of Furlhead, settlement and field systems is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3685. View the official record →
Wood of Furlhead is a post-medieval settlement and associated field systems located in Banffshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3685.
Wood of Furlhead, settlement and field systems dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a settlement and field systems. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Wood of Furlhead, settlement and field systems 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 SM3685.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Auchindoun Castle, castle and fort (6.4 km), Fort, Craig Dorney (8 km), Milton Tower,Keith (9.5 km).
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