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Auchmachar is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument consists of a ring of standing stones typical of ceremonial and ritual sites constructed during the Bronze Age, a period when such stone circles served important functions within prehistoric communities, likely related to astronomical observation, gatherings, or burial practices. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under the reference SM5, reflecting its status as a scheduled monument of archaeological significance. As with many Scottish stone circles, Auchmachar provides evidence of the sophisticated spatial and social organisation of Bronze Age societies in the northeast of Scotland.
Auchmachar,stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5. View the official record →
Auchmachar is a Bronze Age stone circle located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5.
Auchmachar,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.
Auchmachar,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 SM5.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knapperty Hill,long cairn (0.2 km), Auchmachar Clump,settlement,farmstead and field systems (0.3 km), Loudon Wood,stone circle (1.4 km).
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