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Auld Kirk is a Bronze Age ring cairn located approximately 150 metres east of Ardgathen in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument consists of a circular arrangement of stones characteristic of ring cairn construction, a form of funerary or ceremonial monument typical of the Bronze Age in northern Britain. Ring cairns of this type generally date to the second millennium BCE and often served ritual or commemorative functions within Bronze Age communities. The site is recorded in the national monuments record under the Historic Environment Scotland INSPIRE reference SM6, ensuring its protection and documentation as a significant archaeological resource.
Auld Kirk, ring cairn 150m E of Ardgathen is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6. View the official record →
Auld Kirk is a Bronze Age ring cairn located approximately 150 metres east of Ardgathen in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6.
Auld Kirk, ring cairn 150m E of Ardgathen dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a ring cairn 150m e of ardgathen. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Auld Kirk, ring cairn 150m E of Ardgathen 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 SM6.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Druidsfield stone circle, Montgarrie (2 km), Asloun Castle (2.6 km), North Strone, stone circle 200m SSW of (3.1 km).
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