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List of oldest buildings in Scotland

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Abernethy Round Tower, which dates from 1100 AD.^[1]

This article lists theoldest extant freestanding buildings in Scotland. In order to qualify for the list astructure must:

be a recognisable building (defined as any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy);
incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height and/or be alisted building.

This consciously excludes ruins of limited height, roads and statues. Bridges may be included if they otherwise fulfill the above criteria. Dates for many of the oldest structures have been arrived at byradiocarbon dating and should be considered approximate.

The main chronological list includes buildings that date from no later than 1199 AD. Although the oldest building on the list is the Neolithic farmhouse atKnap of Howar, the earliest period is dominated bychambered cairns, numerous examples of which can be found from the 4th millennium BC through to the early Bronze Age.

Estimates of the number ofbroch sites throughout the country, which date from theIron Age, range from just over 100 to over 500.^[2] However, only a small percentage are sufficiently well preserved for them to be included here and some of those that could be remain undated.

As there are relatively few structures from the latter half of the first millennium AD and a significant number from the 12th century, the latter group is placed in a sub-list. There are larger numbers of extant qualifying structures from 1200 onwards and separate lists for 13th-century castles and religious buildings are provided. As the oldest buildings in many of thecouncil areas in the more urbanisedCentral Belt date from after the 14th century, a separate list showing oldest buildings by council area is provided.

Dwelling atSkara Brae, part of theHeart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site

There is also a supplementary list of qualifying structures for which no confirmed date of construction is available and a short listing of substantial prehistoric structures that are not buildings as defined above.

Building	Location	Council area	First built	Use	Notes
Knap of Howar	Papa Westray	Orkney	3700 BC	House	Oldest preserved stone house in north west Europe.^[3]^[4]^[5]
Midhowe Chambered Cairn	Rousay	Orkney	3500 BC	Tomb	A well-preserved example of theOrkney-Cromarty type on the island ofRousay.^[6]
Unstan Chambered Cairn	Stenness	Orkney	3450 BC	Tomb	Excavated in 1884, when grave goods were found, giving their name toUnstan ware.^[7]^[8]^[9]
Knowe of Yarso chambered cairn	Rousay	Orkney	3350 BC	Tomb	One of several Rousay tombs. It contained numerous deer skeletons when excavated in the 1930s.^[7]^[10]^[11]
Quanterness chambered cairn	St Ola	Orkney	3250 BC	Tomb	The remains of 157 individuals were found inside when excavated in the 1970s.^[7]^[12]
Skara Brae	Sandwick	Orkney	3180 BC	Settlement	Northern Europe's best preserved Neolithic village.^[13]^[14]
Tomb of the Eagles	South Ronaldsay	Orkney	3150 BC	Tomb	In use for 800 years or more. Numerous bird bones were found here, predominantlywhite-tailed sea eagle.^[15]^[16]
Grey Cairns of Camster	Upper Camster	Highland	3000 BC or older	Tomb	A group of three cairns.^[17]^[18]
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn	Rousay	Orkney	3000 BC	Tomb	AnOrkney–Cromarty chambered cairn, characterized by stalled burial compartments.^[19]
Taversoe Tuick chambered cairn	Rousay	Orkney	3000 BC	Tomb	Unusually, there is an upper and lower chamber.^[20]
Holm of Papa chambered cairn	Holm of Papa	Orkney	3000 BC	Tomb	The central chamber is over 20 metres long.^[21]^[22]
Barpa Langass	North Uist	Na h-Eileanan Siar	3000 BC	Tomb	The best preserved chambered cairn in theHebrides.^[23]^[24]
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn	Finstown	Orkney	3000 BC	Tomb	Excavated in 1901, when it was found to contain the bones of men, dogs and oxen.^[25]^[26]
Cairnpapple Henge	Bathgate	West Lothian	3000 BC	Tomb	A Class IIhenge constructed around 3000 BC. It is designated ascheduled ancient monument with a small visitor centre.
Quoyness cairn	Sanday	Orkney	2900 BC	Tomb	An arc of Bronze Age mounds surrounds this cairn.^[27]
Maeshowe	Stenness	Orkney	2800 BC	Tomb	The entrance passage is 36 feet (11 m) long and leads to the central chamber measuring about 15 feet (4.6 m) on each side.^[28]^[29]
Stanydale Temple	Mainland	Shetland	2500–2000 BC	Possibly a residence	The only surviving megalithic structure from prehistoric Shetland.^[30]
Crantit cairn	Kirkwall	Orkney	2130 BC	Tomb	Discovered in 1998 nearKirkwall.^[31]^[32]
Rubha an Dùnain passage grave	Skye	Highland	2000 BC or older	Tomb	On a now uninhabited peninsula to the south of theCuillin hills.^[33]^[34]^[35]
Wideford Hill chambered cairn	Kirkwall	Orkney	2000 BC	Tomb	Similar toMaeshowe in design. The tomb was excavated in the 1840s byFlinders Petrie.^[36]
Corrimony chambered cairn	Drumnadrochit	Highland	2000 BC or older	Tomb	A Clava-type passage grave surrounded by a circle of 11 standing stones.^[37]^[38]
Balnuaran of Clava	Nairn	Highland	2000 BC	Tomb	The largest of three is the north-east cairn, which was partially reconstructed in the 19th century. The central cairn may have been used as a funeral pyre.^[35]^[39]^[40]
Vinquoy chambered cairn	Eday	Orkney	2000 BC	Tomb	At an elevated location on the north end of the island.^[41]
Glebe cairn	Kilmartin Glen	Argyll and Bute	1700 BC	Tomb	An earlyBronze Age structure with two stone cists.^[42]^[43]

Building	Location	Council area	First built	Use	Notes
Dun Ringill	Strathaird,Skye	Highland	1st millennium BC	Semi-broch	Known to have been occupied in the medieval period byClan Mackinnon. The ground floor living space is only 47 square metres.^[44]^[45]
Old Scatness	Sumburgh	Shetland	400–200 BC	Broch andwheelhouse	Like Jarlshof the site was occupied by Iron Age peoples,Picts, andVikings.^[46]
Dun Troddan	Glenelg	Highland	4th century BC to 1st century AD	Broch	One of the best-preserved brochs, the dry-stone walls surviving to over 7 m in height in places.^[47]^[48]
Dun Telve	Glenelg	Highland	4th century BC to 1st century AD	Broch	The best preserved mainland broch, with walls surviving to 10 m, located only 500 metres from Dun Troddan.^[47]^[48]
Jarlshof	Sumburgh	Shetland	200 BC	Various	A complex of preservedwheelhouses, amongst the remains of a variety of much older and more recent buildings.^[49]^[50]
Yarrows broch	Wick	Highland	200 BC	Broch	Situated on the edge of a loch, underwater stonework may indicate a docking area.^[51]^[52]
Dun Vulan	Bornais	Na h-Eileanan Siar	150 BC	Broch	Originally 10 metres (33 ft) in height, now reduced to walls of 1.52 metres (5.0 ft). A Pictish house was later built within the walls.^[53]^[54]
Dun Ardtreck	Minginish, Skye	Highland	115 BC	Semi-broch	Initial occupation appears to have been brief and to have "ended in violence and destruction".^[55]^{[Note 1]}
Broch of Mousa	Mousa	Shetland	100 BC	Broch	Amongst the best-preservedprehistoric buildings in Europe.^[56]^[57]
Ness of Burgi fort	Sumburgh	Shetland	100 BC	Blockhouse fort	Surviving to only 1.5 m in height, the blockhouse was once 22m long, but has suffered from cliff erosion.^[58]^[59]
Midhowe Broch	Rousay	Orkney	1st century BC or older	Settlement	Lies opposite theBroch of Gurness overlookingEynhallow Sound.^[60]
Broch of Burrian	North Ronaldsay	Orkney	1st century BC	Broch	May have had three distinct phases of occupation.^[61]^[62]
Dun Beag	Bracadale, Skye	Highland	Late 1st millennium BC	Broch	Visited byBoswell andJohnson in the 18th century.^[63]^[64]
Mine Howe	Tankerness	Orkney	100BC - 110AD	Souterrain	Once thought to be a broch, it was used for metal working and may have had a religious purpose.^[65]
Broch of Gurness	Evie	Orkney	60 AD or older	Settlement	Oldest confirmed dates areRoman pottery from 60 AD and radiocarbon dates for the late first century.^[66]^[67]
Dun Mor Vaul	Tiree	Argyll and Bute	60 AD	Dun	The original structure dates to c. 445 BC. A fragment of a Roman glass bowl made in theRhineland between AD 160 and 250 was discovered in the interior.^[68]^{[Note 2]}
Broch of West Burrafirth	East ofSandness	Shetland	100 AD or older	Broch	The stone stands eight or nine courses high for much of the circumference.^[69]^[70]
Antonine Wall	Central Lowlands	Falkirk,North Lanarkshire,East Dunbartonshire,West Dunbartonshire, andRenfrewshire	142 AD	Defensive Fortification	A defensive Wall built by theRoman Empire to mark the north-west frontier of the empire and to protectBritannia from the Caledonian tribes. The wall was abandoned in 162 AD.
Dun Fiadhairt	Duirinish, Skye	Highland	200 AD or older	Broch	Aterracotta model of a bale of wool found at the site may reflect trade between the area and Romanised Britain.^[71]^[72]
Edin's Hall Broch	Abbey St Bathans	Scottish Borders	100-140AD	Broch	Broch believed to have been constructed between the two Roman occupations of southern Scotland, on the site of a much earlier fort.^[73]
Dun Fiadhairt	Duirinish, Skye	Highland	200 AD or older	Broch	A clay model of a bale of wool, believed to be Roman, may reflect trade between the two cultures although a Roman fleet is known to have circumnavigated Scotland in the 1st century AD.^[71]^[72]
Broch of Borwick	Yesnaby	Orkney	200 AD?	Broch	On a cliff promontory, the seaward wall is badly eroded.^[74]^[75]
Tappoch Broch	Torwood	Falkirk	3rd century AD?	Broch	Dating evidence is sparse, with no finds to link the broch to Roman occupation of nearbyAntonine Wall resulting in the suggestion the broch either pre- or post- dates Roman occupation.^[76]^[77]
Dun Cuier	Barra	Na h-Eileanan Siar	4th century AD	Galleried dun	A complex and controversial site, with two periods of occupation in the 4th and 7th centuries.^[78]

Building	Location	Council area	First built	Use	Notes
St Columba's Monastery	Eileach an Naoimh	Argyll and Bute	7th century?	Monastic cells	The monastic site was founded in 542 and the earliest remains are likely pre-Norse. The oldest remains include a double beehive cell and a grave associated with the mother ofColumba. These are the oldest extant church buildings in Scotland and possibly Britain.^[79]^[80]^[81]^[82]
Dun Carloway	Carloway	Na h-Eileanan Siar	650 and earlier	Broch	Radiocarbon date is for a late period of occupation likely to be centuries after the building was completed.^[83]
Brough of Birsay	Birsay	Orkney	800	Settlement	Pictish remains date from the 5th century and the Norse period provides building work from 800-1200.^[84]^[85]
St Oran's Chapel	Iona	Argyll and Bute	9th or 10th century	Chapel	Partly rebuilt and restored.^[86] Possibly built bySomerled c. 1164.^[87]
Brechin Cathedral Round Tower	Brechin	Angus	1012	Round Tower	The tower probably predates the cathedral itself.^[88]^[89]
Abernethy Round Tower	Abernethy	Perth and Kinross	1100	Round Tower	The tower is 22 metres (72 ft) high.^[1]^[90]

Building	Location	Council area	First built	Use	Notes
St Fillan's Church	Aberdour	Fife	1123	Church	The nave and chancel date from 1123. It was enlarged in the 15th century by the addition of a side aisle, and in the 17th by the small transeptual aisle. The church fell into disrepair in the 18th century and was restored in 1926.^[91]
St Rule's Tower	St Andrews	Fife	1123	Priory	Constructed by theCuldees prior to the granting of the church to theAugustinian order.^[92]
Inchcolm Abbey	Inchcolm	Fife	Founded 1123	Abbey	The substantial ruins date "from the 12th century" onwards.^[93]
Holyrood Abbey	Holyrood Palace	Edinburgh	c. 1130	Abbey	Founded in 1128 byDavid I but all that remains above ground of the original structure is the ruined nave. The rest of the building was replaced by the mid 13th century.^[94]^[95]
St Margaret's Chapel	Edinburgh Castle	Edinburgh	1130	Chapel	The oldest building in Edinburgh.^[96]
Cubbie Roo's Castle	Wyre	Orkney	c. 1145	Castle	The ruins include a small square keep still extant to 2.4 metres (8 ft) in height.^[97]
Castle Sween	Knapdale	Argyll and Bute	c. 1150	Castle	The main structure is a mid-12th-century quadrangle with later towers.^[98]
St Serf's Inch Priory	St Serf's Inch	Perth and Kinross	Post 1150	Priory	The remaining oblong structure dates from 12th century.^[99]
Jedburgh Abbey	Jedburgh	Scottish Borders	Post 1150	Abbey	The choir dates to the second quarter of the 12th century and the church was complete by the middle of the 13th century.^[100]
St. Magnus Cathedral	Kirkwall	Orkney	Commenced 1167	Cathedral	The building was raised in honour ofMagnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney by EarlRögnvald Kali.^[101]
Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall	Kirkwall	Orkney	c. 1167	Residence	Built forWilliam the Old,Bishop of Orkney,Haakon IV of Norway died here in 1263.^[102]
Kilwinning Abbey	Kilwinning	North Ayrshire	1190	Abbey	An arch has a Norman style capital bearing two carved figures.^[103]
St Magnus Church	Egilsay	Orkney	Late 12th century	Church	A church existed here in 1116, but the current building, with its distinctive round tower, may date from later that century.^[104]
Kildalton Chapel	Islay	Argyll and Bute	Late 12th century	Church	The churchyard has a collection of grave slabs and contains the 8th-century Kildalton Cross.^[105]
St Blane's Church, Kingarth	Kingarth	Argyll and Bute	12th century	Church	A "12th-centuryRomanesque building consisting of a nave and chancel", the enclosing wall and parts of the church may be pre-Norse.^[106]

Building	Location	Council Area	First Built	Use	Notes
Aberdour Castle	Aberdour	Fife	1200	Castle	Base of a late-12th- or early-13th-centuryhall house incorporated into later buildings.^[107]
Dirleton Castle	Dirleton	East Lothian	1240	Castle	The de Vaux towers are the oldest extant structures.^[108]^[109]
Kildrummy Castle	Kildrummy	Aberdeenshire	c. 1250	Castle	Built mid 13th century, possibly byGilbert de Moravia and fell under siege in 1306 during theWars of Independence.^[110]^[111]
Dunstaffnage Castle	Dunbeg, near Oban	Argyll and Bute	pre 1275	Castle	Built byClan MacDougall on an older site.^[112]^[113]
Duart Castle	Craignure,Mull	Argyll and Bute	Late 13th century	Castle	Part of a chain of castles that line theSound of Mull.^[114]^[115]
Lauriston Castle	St Cyrus	Aberdeenshire	Late 13th century	Castle	The charter dates from c. 1243, and some of the 13th-century structure is incorporated in later building works. Captured byEdward III of England in 1336.^[109]^[116]
Goblin Ha'	Gifford	East Lothian	13th century	Undercroft	Part ofYester Castle built by Sir Hugo de Gifford, reputedly a "wizard".^[117]^[118]

Building	Location	Council Area	First Built	Use	Notes
Iona Nunnery	Iona	Argyll and Bute	Founded 1207	Nunnery	"The remains, substantial and, at least in part, original were repaired in 1923".^[119]
Iona Abbey	Iona	Argyll and Bute	1200-1220	Monastery	The north transept "is the only part of this early church to survive reasonably intact".^[120]
Pluscarden Abbey	Elgin	Moray	Founded 1230	Monastery	OriginallyValliscaulian, now aBenedictine House.^[121]
Ardchattan Priory	Ardchattan	Argyll and Bute	Founded 1230	Monastery	AlsoValliscaulian, and dedicated to St May and St John the Baptist. Now ruined.^[122]
Fortrose Cathedral	Fortrose	Highland	1235	Undercroft	The undercroft of thechapter house is only structure remaining from this date.^[123]
Inchmahome Priory	Inchmahome	Stirling	Founded 1238	Priory	"Much of the 13th-century building remains."^[124]
Nave Island Chapel	Islay	Argyll and Bute	Pre 1250	Church	The site is within an enclosure that is likely to be several centuries older, The chimney is an 18th-century addition made bykelp harvesters.^[125]
Kelso Abbey	Kelso	Scottish Borders	Completed 1248	Abbey	Suffered significant damage during "The Rough Wooing".^[126]
Arbroath Abbey	Arbroath	Angus	Completed mid-13th century	Abbey	The tower dates from the 13th century.^[127]
Crossraguel Abbey	Maybole	South Ayrshire	Completed c. 1265	Abbey	^[128]
Beauly Priory	Beauly	Highland	Completed 1272	Monastery	Described by the monks asPrioratus de Bello Loco in 1230.^[129]
Sweetheart Abbey	New Abbey	Dumfries and Galloway	Founded 1273	Abbey	ACistercian monastery founded in 1275 byDervorguilla of Galloway.^[130]
Dunstaffnage Chapel	Oban	Argyll and Bute	pre 1275	Chapel	Adjacent toDunstaffnage Castle.^[112]^[113]
Balmerino Abbey	Balmerino	Fife	Completed c. 1286	Abbey	Founded in 1231, badly damaged in the 16th century.^[131]
Culross Abbey	Culross	Fife	Late 13th century	Abbey	Founded before 1217, parts of the nave are early-13th-century, but most of the original structures are c. 1300.^[132]

Building	Location	Council area	Year Built	Use	Notes
St Machar's Cathedral	Old Aberdeen	Aberdeen City	1440	Church	The nave and its two western towers were built between 1422 and 1440.^[133]^{[Note 3]}
Kildrummy Castle	Kildrummy	Aberdeenshire	c. 1250	Castle	Built mid 13th century, possibly byGilbert de Moravia and fell under siege in 1306 during theWars of Independence.^[110]^[111]
Brechin Cathedral Round Tower	Brechin	Angus	1012	Round Tower	The tower probably predates the cathedral itself.^[88]^[89]
Glebe cairn	Kilmartin Glen	Argyll and Bute	1700 BC	Tomb	An earlyBronze Age structure with two stone cists.^[42]^[43]
Clackmannan Tower	Clackmannan	Clackmannanshire	Late 14th century	Tower house	L-plan tower house extended in the 15th century.^[136]^{[Note 4]}
Sweetheart Abbey	New Abbey	Dumfries and Galloway	Founded 1273	Abbey	ACistercian monastery founded in 1275 byDervorguilla of Galloway.^[130]
St Mary's Tower	Nethergate	Dundee City	1495	Church	Also known as "The Old Steeple"^[140] and described as "the oldest surviving building in Dundee".^[141]
Mauchline Castle	Mauchline	East Ayrshire	1450	Formergrange	Built by Andrew Hunter, abbot ofMelrose Abbey.^[142]^[143]
Bardowie Castle	Bardowie, betweenBearsden,Milngavie, andTorrance	East Dunbartonshire	1566	Castle	16th-century tower with later additions.^[144]
Dirleton Castle	Dirleton	East Lothian	1240	Castle	The de Vaux towers are the oldest extant structures.^[108]^[109]
Mearns Castle	Newton Mearns	East Renfrewshire	Post 1449	Tower house	Restored and now used by a local church.^[145]
St Margaret's Chapel	Edinburgh Castle	City of Edinburgh	1130	Chapel	^[96]
Tappoch Broch	Torwood	Falkirk	3rd century	Broch	Likely post dates Roman occupation of nearbyAntonine Wall.^[76]^[77]
St Rule's Tower	St Andrews	Fife	1123	Priory	Constructed by theCuldees prior to the granting of the church to theAugustinian order.^[92]
Glasgow Cathedral	Glasgow	Glasgow	mid-12th century	Cathedral	^[146]
Grey Cairns of Camster	Upper Camster	Highland	3000 BC or older	Tomb	A group of three cairns.^[17]^[18]
Newark Castle	Port Glasgow	Inverclyde	1478	Castle	The original castle had atower house within abarmkin entered through a large gatehouse.^[147]
Crichton Castle	Crichton	Midlothian	Late 14th century	Tower house	The tower is the oldest section, with later additions.^[148]^[149]
Pluscarden Abbey	Elgin	Moray	Founded 1230	Monastery	OriginallyValliscaulian, now aBenedictine House.^[121]
Barpa Langass	North Uist	Na h-Eileanan Siar	3000 BC	Tomb	The best preserved chambered cairn in theHebrides.^[23]^[24]
Kilwinning Abbey	Kilwinning	North Ayrshire	1190	Abbey	An arch has a Norman style capital bearing two carved figures.^[103]
Dalzell House	Motherwell	North Lanarkshire	Early 16th century	Tower house	Substantial later additions.^[150]
Knap of Howar	Papa Westray	Orkney	3700 BC	House	Oldest preserved stone house in north west Europe.^[3]^[4]^[5]
Abernethy Round Tower	Abernethy	Perth and Kinross	Late 11th century	Tower	The tower is 22 metres (72 ft) high.^[1]^[90]
Paisley Abbey	Paisley	Renfrewshire	Mid 15th century	Abbey	The main structure is a restoration of an earlier building destroyed in 1307, although a late-12th-century and a 13th-century doorway remain.^[151]
Jedburgh Abbey	Jedburgh	Scottish Borders	Post 1150	Abbey	The choir dates to the second quarter of the 12th century and the church was complete by the middle of the 13th century.^[100]
Old Scatness	Sumburgh	Shetland	400-200 BC	Broch andwheelhouse	Like Jarlshof the site was occupied by Iron Age peoples,Picts, andVikings.^[46]
Crossraguel Abbey	Maybole	South Ayrshire	c. 1265	Abbey	^[128]
Bothwell Parish Church	Bothwell	South Lanarkshire	Founded 1398	Church	Formerly St Brides Collegiate Church. The oldest visible structure is the choir, which dates from the 14th century.^[152]
Inchmahome Priory	Inchmahome	Stirling	Founded 1238	Priory	"Much of the 13th-century building remains."^[124]
Glencairn House	Dumbarton	West Dunbartonshire	1623	Tenement	Built for the Earl of Glencairn, now owned by the Council and described as "oldest building in West Dunbartonshire".^[153]^[154]
Torphichen Preceptory	Torphichen	West Lothian	13th century	Church	The only house of theKnights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem in Scotland.^[155]^[156]^{[Note 5]}

Building	Location	Council Area	First Built	Use	Notes
Calf of Eday cairns	Calf of Eday	Orkney	Neolithic and built in two phases.	Tomb	There are two preserved chambered tombs close together on this Orkney islet and a third in a ruinous state.
Huntersquoy cairn	Eday	Orkney	Neolithic	Tomb	A Bookan type cairn with an upper and lower storey.^[158]
Broch of Culswick	Sandsting	Shetland	Iron Age	Broch	Until the 18th century this was Shetland's second most complete broch, after Mousa.^[159]^[160]
Burra Ness Broch	Yell	Shetland	Iron Age	Broch	The wall still stands 14' high in places.^[161]
Burroughston Broch	Shapinsay	Orkney	Iron Age	Settlement	Likely to "have been seen by seafaring Romans about two millennia ago."^[162]
Carn Liath	Golspie	Highland	Iron Age	Broch	^[163]
Clachtoll broch	Stoer	Highland	Iron Age	Broch	^[164]
Dun Dornaigil	South ofBen Hope	Highland	Iron Age	Broch	^[165]
Dun Hallin	Waternish, Skye	Highland	Iron Age	Broch	^[166]
Dun Grugaig	Glenelg	Highland	Iron Age	Semi-broch	^[167]^[168]
Kintradwell broch	Brora	Highland	Iron Age	Broch	^[169]
Sallachy broch	Lairg	Highland	Iron Age	Broch	^[170]
Stairhaven	Luce Bay	Dumfries and Galloway	ProbableIron Age	Possible broch	Also known as Crow's Neith and Broken Castle.^[171]
Tirefour Castle	Lismore	Argyll and Bute	Iron Age	Broch	The walls have an average thickness of 4.5 metres (15 ft) enclosing a court about 12.2 metres (40 ft) in diameter. The wall still stands 3 metres (9.8 ft) high.^[172]
Burghead Well	Burghead	Moray	Dark Age?	Baptistery?	This underground structure is unique in a Scottish context and is probably of Dark Age origin, although it may be older.^[173]
Restenneth Priory	Forfar	Angus	13th century?	Monastery	Probably built on a much earlier site and the date of the extant structures is not clear.^[174]^[175]

Building	Image	Location	Council area	First built	Use	Notes
Funzie Girt		Fetlar	Shetland	Possibly Neolithic	Wall	The wall ran for over 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and once divided the island in two. "Its date and precise purpose are unknown, but a considerable degree of antiquity is suggested."^[176]
Dwarfie Stane		Hoy	Orkney	3rd millennium BC	Tomb	A megalithic chambered tomb carved out of a titanic block ofDevonian Old Red Sandstone.^[177]^[178]

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