Balbridie is the site of a Neolithic long house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated on the south bank of the River Dee, east of Banchory.[1] The site is one of the earliest known permanent Neolithic settlements in Scotland, dating from 3400 to 4000 BC. This is the largest Neolithic long house to be excavated in Britain.[1][2][3] In a European context, Whittle has indicated the rarity of such large Neolithic timber houses, citing Balbridie, a hall in Cambridgeshire, and Fengate as a small set of such finds.[4]
Neolithic features found in a later excavation at Dreghorn included post holes indicating a large rectangular structure comparable to Balbridie.[5]
In 2022, a study of nitrogen content ancient grain at the site by the University of Stavanger and Durham University published in the journal Antiquity revealed details of neolithic farming techniques at the site suggesting that manure was not used in the area because of the quality of its soil.[6][7]
^ abFairweather & Ralston 1993.
^Bellwood 2004.
^Barclay 1998, p. 15.
^Whittle 1996.
^"Dreghorn, Station Brae". Canmore. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
^HeritageDaily (13 September 2022). "Early Scottish farmers didn't use manure to fertilise their fields". HeritageDaily - Archaeology News. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^Bishop, Rosie R.; Gröcke, Darren R.; Ralston, Ian; Clarke, David; Lee, Daniel H. J.; Shepherd, Alexandra; Thomas, Antonia S.; Rowley-Conwy, Peter A.; Church, Mike J. (2022). "Scotland's first farmers: new insights into early farming practices in North-west Europe". Antiquity. 96 (389): 1087–1104. doi:10.15184/aqy.2022.107. hdl:20.500.11820/e7ac98c4-b81c-4c23-8032-7ad1dd54cdd1. ISSN 0003-598X. S2CID 252285982.
Balbridie is the site of a Neolithic long house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated on the south bank of the River Dee, east of Banchory. The site is...
several historic and prehistoric features in south Deeside including Balbridie, Bucharn and Maryculter House. The highway numbering has been changed...
inhabitants to chambered cairn tombs nearby and to sites far afield including Balbridie and Eilean Domhnuill. The name Howar is believed to be derived from Old...
in Europe have been found in Great Britain, dating to Neolithic times; Balbridie and Fengate are some of the rare examples of these constructions. Molded...
September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020. "Vol 83 (2019): Knappach Toll, Balbridie: a late third-millennium bc Beaker burial on Deeside, Aberdeenshire |...
Pottery culture) were revealed by excavations at Oslonki in Poland. The Balbridie timber house in what is present day Aberdeenshire, Scotland, offers an...
permanent settlements in the United Kingdom, compared in importance to Balbridie in Aberdeen, Scotland. Must Farm quarry, at Whittlesey has been described...
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Balbridie Palmer, Eddie (March 2007). Scottish Canoe Classics: Twenty Five Great...
produce purple dye. Neolithic farming brought permanent settlements. At Balbridie in Aberdeenshire crop markings were investigated, and ditches and post...
population is around 100. Nearby prehistoric sites along the Deeside include Balbridie and Bucharn. Also nearby is the Roman Camp of Normandykes, which was accessed...
Salmon spawning. A number of prehistorical features lie nearby including Balbridie and Bucharn to the south of the River Dee. Vicinity historical features...
habitation of the local area is known through archaeological sites such as Balbridie. Roman legions marched from Raedykes to nearby Normandykes as they sought...
Examples of archaeological sites where cropmarks have been observed are Balbridie and Fetteresso in Scotland. In 2009, investigation of crop marks near...
and Charles Ltd. ISBN 0-7153-6305-0. Reynolds, N.; Ralston, I. (1979). Balbridie, Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1979. Edinburgh: Council for British...
Road passes by Fetteresso Forest and Durris Forest and eventually by the Balbridie Neolithic timber hall. The etymology of Slug Road is asserted to be a...
advances are often followed by periods of stagnation and even reversal. The Balbridie site, for example, is matched by only two others so far discovered in...
crossing the Mounth of the Grampian Mountains, lying west of Netherley. Balbridie Balfour Cairn Mon Earn Fetteresso Forest Kirkton of Durris Ordnance Survey...
in the Maryculter area is known through archaeological sites such as Balbridie situated somewhat west of Maryculter. Roman legions marched from Raedykes...
probably a timber hall similar to the Neolithic long house found at Balbridie. Smaller post holes and stake holes define eight to twelve round or oval...
habitation of the Lower Deeside is known through archaeological sites such as Balbridie. Roman legions marched from Raedykes to Normandykes, marching through...
to a series of monumental constructions such as barrows. The hall at Balbridie, Aberdeenshire was 85 feet (26 m) long, 43 feet (13 m) wide and may have...
through the complex immediately before discharging to the River Dee. Balbridie United Kingdom Ordnance Survey Map Landranger 45, Stonehaven and Banchory...
scattered occurrences of Unstan ware on the Scottish Mainland, as at Balbridie, and in the Western Isles, as at Eilean Domhnuill. Unstan ware may have...
periods. The site is designated a scheduled ancient monument. Raedykes Balbridie Crynoch Burn Deers Den Glenmailen Leuchar Burn Maryculter House Ythan...
to a series of monumental constructions such as barrows. The hall at Balbridie, Aberdeenshire was 85 feet (26 m) long, 43 feet (13 m) wide and may have...
Balquhain stone circle Chapel of Garioch Recumbent stone circle SM3961 Balbridie timber hall Banchory Site of a Neolithic long house SM4084 Capo long barrow...
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