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Burnhead is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated approximately 375 metres south of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, a Neoproterozoic formation dominated by psammite, semipelite and pelite—metamorphic rocks that underlie much of this region and would have been familiar to the Bronze Age communities who raised the stone. Such standing stones, typically erected during the second millennium BC, served ritual, territorial or commemorative functions within Bronze Age societies, and their placement often related to the local topography and geology of the landscape. Burnhead is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12387, recognising its significance as evidence of prehistoric ritual practice and settlement in the north-east of Scotland.
Burnhead, standing stone 375m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12387. View the official record →
Burnhead is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated approximately 375 metres south of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12387.
Burnhead, standing stone 375m S of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Burnhead, standing stone 375m S 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 SM12387.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Benthoull Croft, cairn 140m W of (5.7 km), Easterhill, hut circles 290m ENE of (6 km), Standingstones, hut circles 615m and 680m SW of (6 km).
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Burnhead, standing stone 375m S of stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.