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Auchlee is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Kincardineshire, Scotland, situated 275 metres north-northeast of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument stands on bedrock of the Argyll Group, a sequence of metamorphic rocks formed during the Neoproterozoic era, comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite. This ancient geological foundation would have been well-known to the communities who constructed the circle during the Bronze Age, when such monuments served ceremonial and possibly calendrical purposes across northern Britain.
The stone circle represents an important survival of prehistoric ritual practice in northeast Scotland, a region rich in Bronze Age archaeological remains. The choice of location, with its solid metamorphic bedrock, provided a stable foundation for the arrangement of standing stones. The Argyll Group rocks that underlie the site are part of the Dalradian metamorphic complex that characterises much of the Scottish Highlands and islands.
Today, Auchlee stone circle is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12473, ensuring the preservation of this Bronze Age structure and its landscape context for future generations and research.
Auchlee, stone circle 275m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12473. View the official record →
Auchlee is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Kincardineshire, Scotland, situated 275 metres north-northeast of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12473.
Auchlee, stone circle 275m NNE of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Auchlee, stone circle 275m NNE 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 SM12473.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Aquhorthies, stone circle,cairn and platform 200m NNE of (1.1 km), Old Bourtreebush,stone circle and cairn 250m W of (1.4 km), Cantleyhills, cairn 150m SSW of (6.9 km).
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Auchlee, stone circle 275m NNE of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.