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Mains of Rhynie

Cropmark(s) (period Unknown), Pit(s) (period Unassigned), Square Barrow(s) (iron Age)(possible)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mains of Rhynie as Cropmark(s) (period Unknown), Pit(s) (period Unassigned), Square Barrow(s) (iron Age)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Iron Age square barrow; associated with early agricultural or ritual activity in northeast Scotland. Its cropmark visibility suggests possible later re-use or preservation beneath ploughsoil.

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