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Bandirran is a Bronze Age stone circle and associated standing stones located in Perthshire, Scotland. The monument comprises a circle of stones positioned on Pragian-age bedrock of the Arbuttnott-Garvock Group, which consists primarily of sandstone with subordinate layers of conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This geological foundation provided ready access to stone suitable for monument construction, a factor that likely influenced the choice of location for this ceremonial site.
The individual stones are distributed across a landscape where the bedrock composition would have supported Bronze Age communities with both building materials and fertile soils derived from the weathered sandstone. The associated standing stones extending up to 425 metres to the northeast of the main circle suggest a landscape divided into distinct ritual and ceremonial zones, a pattern characteristic of Bronze Age settlement patterns across eastern Scotland.
Bandirran is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a Scheduled Monument under reference SM7301, reflecting its significance as evidence of Bronze Age ritual practice and social organisation in Perthshire. The monument survives as an important record of prehistoric monumental activity in a region where such sites provide critical insight into early Bronze Age communities and their relationship with the surrounding landscape.
Bandirran, stone circle & standing stones 270m to 425m ENE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7301. View the official record →
Bandirran is a Bronze Age stone circle and associated standing stones located in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7301.
Bandirran, stone circle & standing stones 270m to 425m ENE of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle & standing stones 270m to. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bandirran, stone circle & standing stones 270m to 425m ENE 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 SM7301.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sandyhall, unenclosed settlement 480m ESE of (7.8 km), Loanfoot, ring-ditch 370m SSW of (8.6 km), Glendoick, souterrains 670m WSW of (8.7 km).
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Bandirran, stone circle & standing stones 270m to 425m ENE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.