What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records The Houff as Burial Ground (17th Century) - (18th Century), Crannog (prehistoric)(possible), Fort (medieval)(possible), Motte (medieval)(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.
A possible prehistoric crannog with later medieval and post-medieval modifications; its significance lies in its long occupational history and potential for revealing insights into settlement and land use in the region.
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Places near here
Nether TillylairBuilding (period Unassigned) · 698 yd
Milton of AuchinhoveHouse (18th Century) · 855 yd
LoanendFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1035 yd
Battle of LumphananMajor battlefield · 1.5 mi
Blelack HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Dess WaterfallWaterfall · 1.9 mi
Corse HillMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Manse of LumphananManse (period Unassigned) · 1.9 mi
Dess WoodForest · 2.0 mi
Macbeth StoneMemorial · 2.3 mi
Aboyne CastleClearance Cairn(s) (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
Coull CastleCastle (medieval), Coin(s) (period Unassigned) · 2.4 mi