Mar 16, 2024
Bronze Age Cist, Banchory Museum, Scotland
Archaeological evidence shows activity of people on the banks of the River Dee since Lower Upper Palaeolithic times. This is more than 14,500 years ago, when Britain was still connected to the rest of Europe and the ice was starting to retreat.
This suggests Banchory is one of the oldest known settlements in Scotland. The name Banchory derives from an early Christian settlement founded by St Ternan.
Around 3900 BCE, two of the largest and earliest known Neolithic timber halls in Europe were built on both sides of the River Dee at Crathes and Balbridie. The area features large numbers of ancient monuments.
