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Airidh nam Bidearan is a Bronze Age standing stone monument in Ross-shire, Scotland. The site comprises multiple upright stones set upon bedrock of Lewisian Complex gneiss, ancient metamorphic rock formed during the Proterozoic eon. This durable geology provided the builders with substantial stone already exposed or near the surface, influencing both the choice of location and the character of the monument. The stones remain prominent landscape features in their Highland setting, typical of Bronze Age ritual or territorial markers established across northern Scotland during the second millennium BC.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled ancient monument under reference SM6018, reflecting its archaeological significance. Such standing stone assemblages served various purposes in Bronze Age communities, from ceremonial and burial functions to astronomical alignments or waymarking along routes across the moorland. The Lewisian gneiss foundation here, one of Britain's oldest rock formations, creates a striking contrast between the ancient bedrock and the Bronze Age stones erected upon it, linking successive periods of human activity across millennia.
Airidh nam Bidearan,standing stones N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6018. View the official record →
Airidh nam Bidearan is a Bronze Age standing stone monument in Ross-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6018.
Airidh nam Bidearan,standing stones N of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stones. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Airidh nam Bidearan,standing stones N of 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 SM6018.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sron a'Chail,stone circle and cairn 450m SSE of Ceann Hulavig (0.7 km), Cul a'Chleit,standing stones,Garynahine (1.3 km), Cnoc Fillibhir Bheag,stone circle and stone settings (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Airidh nam Bidearan,standing stones N of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Airidh nam Bidearan,standing stones N of stands on Lewisian Complex, bedrock that formed in the Proterozoic. The rock here is gneiss.