Monument record MAB20701 - HILL OF KEIR, WESTHILL

Remains of a stone-walled enclosure.

Remains of a stone-walled enclosure. On the west side there is a considerable amount of stones with wall spread to circa 5 m wide and 0.7 m high. The remainder of the perimeter has only a small amount of stones with entrances on the east and west, 0.4m wide. No ditch is evident. In the southwest quadrant within the enclosure there is a single ring of small loose stones circa 3.2 m diameter but possibly of fairly recent origin. A walkover survey was carried out on the south side of the hill by Murray Archaeological Services in 2003 in advance of proposals for a telecommunications site. A subsequent watching brief was maintained in 2004 by Murray Archaeological Services during the installation of an electricity cable but no archaeological features or finds were encountered during the watching brief. AOC Archaeology carried out an inspection and reinstatement of the site with a photographic recording of the interior and exterior of the monument in January and September 2021, after a member of the public had reported to Historic Environment Scotland June 2020 that a significant quantity of stone had been deposited on the monument, and spoil heaps resulting from the nearby Scottish Water development works were encroaching into the Scheduled Monument area. The work was carried out in two phases. The spoil heaps were removed in January 2021 under archaeological supervision, and the stones added to the monument were removed under archaeological supervision in September 2021.

ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No79(1864) 29 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.

MURRAY, J. C., 2003, BERRYHILL, HILL OF KEIR, WALKOVER SURVEY (Bibliographic reference). SAB2903.

WALKOVER SURVEY

MURRAY, J. C., 2004, BERRYHILL, HILL OF KEIR: WATCHING BRIEF (Bibliographic reference). SAB2947.

WATCHING BRIEF

MURRAY, J. C., 2005, DES VOL5, 2004, P.17 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4586.

WATCHING BRIEF

RSK ENVIRONMENT, 2008, BROADSHADE, WESTHILL PIPELINE - DESK BASED ASSESSM (Bibliographic reference). SAB3049.

NOBLE, G, 2017, NORTHERN PICTS: RHYNIE ENVIRONS (Bibliographic reference). SAB3005.

AOC ARCHAEOLOGY, 2020, WESTHILL RESERVOIR AND WATER PIPELINE, ABERDEEN: SCHEDULE MONUMENT REINSTATEMENT REPORT., SM Reinstatement Report (Bibliographic reference). SAB7942.

ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2022, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 22 (2021), p.21 (Bibliographic reference). SAB8314.

Jan 24 2000 , AAS/00/02/CT86-9,91-5, AAS/00/02/CT86-9,91-5 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12274.

Jan 24 2000 , AAS/00/02/G5/15, AAS/00/02/G5/15 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB12273.

May 16 2019 , AAS-GR-19-05-048 - 069, AAS-GR-19-05-048 - 069 (Ground Photograph). SAB35181.

Record last edited

Apr 9 2026 11:42AM