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Balkemback Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument situated approximately 500 metres west-northwest of Balkemback Cottages in Angus, Scotland. The circle belongs to the recumbent stone circle tradition characteristic of northeastern Scotland during the Bronze Age, a monument type that reflects the ritual and ceremonial practices of prehistoric communities in this region. The site is recorded in the Scheduled Monument register under the Historic Environment Scotland INSPIRE reference SM2868, indicating its protected status as a monument of national importance. Like other examples of its type, the circle would have served functions connected to burial, ceremony, or territorial marking within Bronze Age society.
Balkemback Cottages, stone circle 500m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2868. View the official record →
Balkemback Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument situated approximately 500 metres west-northwest of Balkemback Cottages in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2868.
Balkemback Cottages, stone circle 500m WNW 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 Britain.
Balkemback Cottages, stone circle 500m WNW 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 SM2868.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wishart Arch, gateway 50m E of 15 Cowgate, Dundee (8.1 km), Paddock Stone, standing stone (8.2 km), Cursus and barrows, 240m NE of Bullionfield (8.6 km).
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