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Achmore is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Ross-shire, Scotland, forming part of the considerable tradition of ritual monument construction in the Highlands during the second millennium BCE. The circle comprises standing stones arranged in a roughly circular configuration typical of Bronze Age ceremonial sites in northern Scotland. Like many comparable monuments in the region, Achmore would have served functions related to communal gathering, ritual practice, or astronomical observation during its period of use. The site remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement patterns and religious practice in the Scottish Highlands.
Achmore,stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4355. View the official record →
Achmore is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Ross-shire, Scotland, forming part of the considerable tradition of ritual monument construction in the Highlands during the second millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4355.
Achmore,stone circle dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Achmore,stone circle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM4355.
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