Aberdeen, Beanshill Cottage
Overview
Aberdeen, Beanshill Cottage is recorded as Bank (earthwork)(s) (prehistoric), Hut Circle (prehistoric), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) in Scotland Aberdeen City. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Aberdeen, Beanshill Cottage as Bank (earthwork)(s) (prehistoric), Hut Circle (prehistoric), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval).
Who made it and when
The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Aberdeen, Beanshill Cottage as Bank (earthwork)(s) (prehistoric), Hut Circle (prehistoric), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval).
How it was made and used
The label Bank (earthwork)(s) (prehistoric), Hut Circle (prehistoric), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What was found
The official record fixes the place and calls it Bank (earthwork)(s) (prehistoric), Hut Circle (prehistoric), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Bank (earthwork)(s) (prehistoric), Hut Circle (prehistoric), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Aberdeen, Beanshill Cottage matters as a recorded bank (earthwork)(s) (prehistoric), hut circle (prehistoric), rig and furrow (medieval) - (post medieval) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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