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Aird Sleitenish is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Ross-shire, Scotland. The monument comprises a ring of standing stones positioned on the Aird Sleitenish site and represents the tradition of ceremonial and ritual monument construction that characterised Bronze Age communities in northern Scotland. Stone circles of this type typically date to the second millennium BCE and would have served functions related to communal gathering, astronomical observation, or burial ritual, though the precise purpose of this particular example remains uncertain. The site is recorded under the Historic Environment Scotland designation SM5326.
Aird Sleitenish,stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5326. View the official record →
Aird Sleitenish is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Ross-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5326.
Aird Sleitenish,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.
Aird Sleitenish,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 SM5326.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gearraidh na h-Airde Moire,shielings,Loch Resort (3.2 km), Tigh nan Cailleachan Dubha,settlement,Mealista (5.9 km), Meilein,burial cairn 150m NW of (6 km).
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