Inverurie, Thanistone Business Park
Overview
Inverurie, Thanistone Business Park is recorded as Archaeological Landscape (prehistoric), Cremation(s) (bronze Age), Pit(s) (bronze Age), Roundhouse (iron Age), Roundhouse(s) (late Bronze Age), Man-made underground passage (iron Age) in Scotland Aberdeenshire. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Inverurie, Thanistone Business Park as Archaeological Landscape (prehistoric), Cremation(s) (bronze Age), Pit(s) (bronze Age), Roundhouse (iron Age), Roundhouse(s) (late Bronze Age), Man-made underground passage (iron Age).
Who made it and when
The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Inverurie, Thanistone Business Park as Archaeological Landscape (prehistoric), Cremation(s) (bronze Age), Pit(s) (bronze Age), Roundhouse (iron Age), Roundhouse(s) (late Bronze Age), Man-made underground passage (iron Age).
How it was made and used
The label Archaeological Landscape (prehistoric), Cremation(s) (bronze Age), Pit(s) (bronze Age), Roundhouse (iron Age), Roundhouse(s) (late Bronze Age), Man-made underground passage (iron Age) 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 Archaeological Landscape (prehistoric), Cremation(s) (bronze Age), Pit(s) (bronze Age), Roundhouse (iron Age), Roundhouse(s) (late Bronze Age), Man-made underground passage (iron Age). 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 Archaeological Landscape (prehistoric), Cremation(s) (bronze Age), Pit(s) (bronze Age), Roundhouse (iron Age), Roundhouse(s) (late Bronze Age), Man-made underground passage (iron Age). 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
Inverurie, Thanistone Business Park matters as a recorded archaeological landscape (prehistoric), cremation(s) (bronze age), pit(s) (bronze age), roundhouse (iron age), roundhouse(s) (late bronze age), man-made underground passage (iron age) 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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